The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon, Vocabulary List Chapters 41-49

to leave and never return to (someone who needs protection or help)

If the situation was reversed, Styx would stand by us. How could we abandon him?

to think deeply or carefully about (something)

We lingered outside the windows of the hardware store, contemplating.

a person who is very excited about or interested in something

"...It's good stuff any motorcycle enthusiast would love."

causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation

Every second was exhilarating - better than a bike, better than a car.

to twist the face

Styx winked, then grimaced, touching his forehead.

to breathe in

I swear, sometimes it was like he'd inhaled Essence of Dad and was breathing it back out.

to appear in a large, strange, or frightening form often in a sudden way

A man's shadow loomed over us.

very wonderful or amazing like a miracle

There was nothing miraculous about the storm in my belly.

something (such as a pool of water in the middle of a desert) that is seen and appears to be real but that is not actually there

In the cartoons, when you think you're seeing a mirage, you rub your fists into your eyes and it clears right up.

easily noticed or seen

A set of four highball glasses. Each with the genuine Harley-Davidson logo prominently placed.

to be recognized or remembered

I didn't register what was happening at first.

to bounce off a surface and continue moving in a different direction

Styx's words ricocheted inside me.

to speak in an angry or critical way to (someone who has done something wrong)

"Boys," Mom scolded, in her I'm-worried-don't-mess-with-me voice.

having a dull or dark color

I pictured the man and woman in their somber gray suits.

a person who does bad things

Villains were supposed to be big and covered with blood or spikes or something.

to make a long, high sound

The man paced and prayed and sirens wailed in the distance.