Words to watch for
Chapter 1
- Vital organs (p. 1): the main organs inside the body necessary for life, such as the heart, lungs, and brain.
- Prone (p. 2): likely to do or get something.
- Lagoon (p. 7): an area of sea water separated from the sea by a sand bar.
- Sabotage (p. 10): to intentionally damage or destroy something.
- Naïve (p. 11): too quick to believe something.
- Salal (p. 20): common bush in North West forest with shiny dark green leaves and small blue berries.
- Silhouette (p. 20): dark outline of someone or something against a lighter background.
- Arbutus (p. 22): a broadleaf evergreen tree (or bush) also known as “Madrone”.
- Protruded (p. 23): stuck out.
- Bioluminescence (p. 23): when a living organism produces and emits light.
- Moccasins (p. 30): a soft-soled shoe made of leather.
- Eerie (p. 31): a mysterious strangeness.
- Leprechaun (p. 32): a type of fairy in Irish folklore.
- Theory (p.39): a set of ideas or facts that attempts to explain something.
- Burrito (p.39): a tortilla wrapped or folded into a cylinder shape to completely enclose the food within it.
- Negotiated (p. 41): found the way through a difficult path.
- Nettles (p. 51): an edible plant.
- Portal (p. 53): a gateway.
- Rustic (p. 54): made in a plain and simple fashion.
- Frigid (p. 57): very cold.
- Marooned (p. 59): stranded; left behind.
- Gnawed (p. 59): chewed.
- Coincidence (p. 60): something interesting that occurs completely by chance.
- Galoshes (p.64): rubber boots.
- Troller (p. 65): fishing boat.
- Impounded (p. 67): seize and take legal custody of something.
- Internment (p. 67): to confine or imprison large groups of people without a trial.
- Kimonos (p. 69): traditional Japanese garment.
- Barracks (p. 69): temporary shelters for groups of people.
- Expectantly (p. 75): anticipating something.
- Migrating (p.76): moving from one region to another.
- Hermits (p. 77): people who prefer to live alone.
- Precariously (p. 81): unstable.
- Persisted (p. 86): continued stubbornly.
- Menacing (p 88): suggesting the presence of danger.
- Assets (p. 88): useful things.
- Disorienting (p. 94): something that makes someone feel confused.
- Intercepted (p. 98): to stop someone who is on their way somewhere.
- Halo (p. 99): a ring of light around or above the head.
- Monitored (p. 100): to watch carefully.
- Combustible (p. 102): capable of catching fire and burning.
- Kindling (p. 104): material that can be used to start a fire.
- Pyre (p. 104): a pile of burnable materials.
- Grimace (p. 110): a facial expression which conveys disgust or discomfort.
- Reassuringly (p. 110): done in a way that provides confidence and/or comfort.
- Ravenous (p. 117): extremely hungry.
- Scenario (p. 122): an outline of a possible course of action.
- Tentatively (p. 125): to say something in a careful or uncertain way.
- Puppeteers (p.131): people who entertain with puppets.
- Projector (p.132): a device for showing films or images on a screen or other surface.
- Shamisen (p. 133): a Japanese musical instrument that looks like a lute.
- Bachi (p. 133): triangular piece of wood used to play the shamisen.
- Lulled (p. 136): caused someone to feel calm or even sleepy.
- Rhythm (p. 136): a pattern of sounds, words, or musical notes.
- Rumoured (p. 138): when a fact or piece of news (true or invented) spreads quickly from person to person.
- Evacuation (p. 138): the process of moving people from somewhere dangerous to somewhere safe.
- Inspection (p. 143): the act of looking at something or someone very carefully to make sure everything is okay.
- Retaliated (p. 144): to do something harmful to someone because they have done something harmful to you.
- Tolerate (p. 146): to accept behaviour you don’t agree with.
- Zodiac (p.148): an area of the sky through which the sun, moon, and most of the planets appear to move, divided into twelve equal parts, each with a name and symbol, and each connected with an exact time of year.
- Oblivious (p.150): not aware of something going on around you.
- Precise (p. 152): exact and accurate.
- Resonated (p. 152): filled with a particular quality.
- Efficiently (p. 157): working quickly and effectively in an organized way.
- Roused (p. 161): woke someone up.
- Amplified (p. 164): made louder.
- Presumably (p. 164): indicating what is likely true.
- Chaos (p. 168): a state of total confusion.
- Wrench (p. 168): tool to tighten or loosen bolts.
- Adrenalin (p. 174): a hormone produced by the body, for example when you are frightened, angry, or excited, that makes the heart beat faster and prepares the body to react.
- Elapsed (p. 175): time gone by.