The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson, Vocabulary List Chapters 36-42

more than enough : PLENTIFUL

I've made it abundantly clear what steps I will take if this bullying continues."

not giving in

Brandon had been adamant.

an excuse for not being somewhere or doing something

"I had to be her alibi a few times."

a bold and daring quality that is sometimes shocking or rude

"And you have the audacity to say it's his fault for keeping us apart?"

to move as a large cloud or mass

He fell, his arms billowing out.

a trusted friend you can talk to about personal and private things

But she was part mother, part assistant, part gofer, part confidant.

said or done in a quick and impolite way

"Sorry to be curt, but this conversation is over."

to become a member : JOIN

Was it when she enrolled in the local school?

to leave without protection, shelter, or care : subject to a harmful condition

The more successful he became, the more fearful he grew of someone discovering his true identity and exposing him.

to run away or away from

Marion Allen had forced him to flee the only city — the only people — he'd ever loved.

the playing of musical tones together in chords

To her, it sounded like melody and harmony.

not strict

"Granddad'll be here soon, and I don't think he'd agree with my liberal interpretation of Brandon's punishment."

lack of attention or care to something or someone

After years of neglect, the city was finally renovating Vickers Park.

something that is done to prevent possible harm or trouble from happening in the future

"It's just a precaution."

to become successful usually by making money

As the company prospered, Parker branched out into new areas.

a widespread, indirect, or unexpected effect of something said or done

"I mean, there will be financial repercussions..."

the special words or phrases that are used in a particular field

Did they keep score — and use all that confusing tennis terminology?

not awake especially because of an injury, drug, etc.

"You were unconscious!"

very bad or unpleasant

Then he called Brandon one of the dirty, horrible, vile names that had been scrawled in the vandalized yearbook.