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Unvanquishedpage 1
“The unvanquished truth, is how Freak would say it, and for a long
time it was him who did the talking.”
(adj.)undefeated
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Duplexpage 4
“That barefoot summer when I fell down a lot, and the weirdo robot boy with his white-yellow
hair and his weird fierce eyes moved into the duplex down the block with his beautiful brown-
haired mom, the Fair Gwen of Air.”Noun
A two family house
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Microsecondpage 6
“and when it goes off your heart thuds to a stop for a microsecond, wham.”
NounA unit equal to one millionth of a second
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Mainstreampage 6
“Not your mainstream, nationwide, brand-name mover, either, just some
cheapo local outfit.”
AdjectiveA trendpopular
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Hunkeringpage 8
“By this time I’m hunkering along in front of the place, trying to maintain a
casual attitude…”
VerbSquatting close to the ground
crouching
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Scuttlepage 10
“Scuttle into your dim hole in the ground, Maxwell, dear.”
VerbTo sink down into
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Bulkheadpage 11
“and pretty soon the down under starts to get small, like the walls are shrinking, and I go up the bulkhead stairs into the back yard and find a
place where I can check it out.”
NounStructure built to cover a cellar stairway
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Installationpage 13
“We’ll schedule installation of a new propulsion unit as soon as the Fair Gwen of Air gets a replacement.”
VerbThe act of placing something in position for use
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Propulsionpage 13
“We’ll schedule installation of a new propulsion unit as soon as the Fair Gwen of Air gets a replacement.”
NounThe process of driving forward or propelling
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Demeanorpage 15
“Grim would be, I suppose, a sobriquet (descriptive nickname) for your
grandfather, based on his demeanor.”
NounThe way in which a person behaves
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PostulatedPage 16
“I merely postulated that you call you grandfather ‘Grim’ because he’s grim.
Verbsuggested
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Invinciblepage 17
“They wore this metal amor to protect them and make them invincible.”
AdjectiveIncapable of being defeated
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Opiatepage 19
“Opiate, a drug…”
NounA drug
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OffendedPage 23
“I get the impression poor Gwen wasn’t expecting to see you looking so big, and now she thinks she’s offended
you.”
VerbTo cause displeasure, anger, resentment or
wounded feelings
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Depletedpage 26
“When do we eat? My fuel cells are depleted.”
VerbTo decrease the fullness of, use up or empty out
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Expelpage 27
“Expel the object!”
VerbTo force or drive out
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Regurgitatepage 27
“Regurgitate, you big moron!”
VerbTo rush or surge up, throw up
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Cretinpage 31
“Come along Maxwell…ignore the cretin.”
NounSlang for idiot
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PerspectivePage 34
“Amazing perspective up here…this is what you see all the time.”
NounA mental view or aspect
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Trajectorypage 34
“They’ve locked on to us. Their trajectory is converging.”
NounThe path of a moving body through space
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Possessedpage 42
“and it’s like I’m possessed or something, I’ve no idea where the
things I’m saying are coming from, or why.”
AdjectiveInfluenced or controlled by something
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Confrontationpage 43
“He’s taking evasive action. Avoiding a confrontation.”
NounTo meet face to face; conflict of opposing ideas
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Vegetatepage 44
“So mostly I just vegetate in the basement and pick my navel…”
VerbTo exist in a state of physical or mental
inactivity; to do nothing
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Avaricepage 49
“That’s the Castle of Avarice”
NounExcessive desire for wealth
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Divulgedpage 51
“Now swear on your heart that the data you are about to receive will be
divulged to no one.”
VerbTo make known something that was private or
was a secret
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BionicPage 51
“The unit’s mission is to develop a new form of bionic robot for
human modification.”Adjective
Using electronic devices and mechanical parts to replace parts of the body to help humans
perform difficult or dangerous tasks
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ModificationPage 51
“The unit’s mission is to develop a new form of bionic robot for
human modification.”
NounA small alteration, adjustment
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Optimumpage 56
“Optimum darkness occurs at oh-three-hundred hours.”
AdjectivePerfect or favorable, exact
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Damselpage 63
“The Damsel of Distress”
NounA young woman or girl
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Fidgetypage 64
“He’s up there on my shoulders and he’s getting fidgety, squirming
around.”
AdjectiveNervous and unable to relax: restless
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Hombrepage70
“What a tough hombre he was.”
NounMan or fellow
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Dyslexicpage 81
“Max, the tests have always shown that you’re not dyslexic or
disabled…”
AdjectiveHaving impaired ability to comprehend written
words
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Biogenicpage 88
“A minor incident…Easily corrected by biogenic intervention.”
AdjectiveProduced by living organisms
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Deprivedpage 103
“You know how many Christmas Eves I’ve been deprived of my own blood
kin?”
VerbLacking in advantage, opportunity, or experience
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Dysfunctionalpage 109
“Now, your grandparents say you’re nothing but a dysfunctional retard…”
AdjectiveAbnormal or impaired functioning, especially of
a bodily system or social group
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Redeemedpage 118
“and what they love to hear about is a bad man who has redeemed himself.”
VerbTo change for the better
to make up for
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Illiteratepage 118
“I learned how to preach the word to a lot of illiterate convicts, but they were no more ignorant than a lot of other
folk.”
AdjectiveUnable to read or write
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Precautionpage 118
“This is just a precaution.”
NounAn action taken in advance to protect against
possible danger, failure or injury
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Functionalpage 121
“After a while my father says, First thing first, get me a firearm.
Something small but functional.”
AdjectiveCapable of performing or operating
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Aberrationpage 137
“Dr. Spivak says my unique status as a marvel of genetic aberration make me
an object of intense curiosity,”
NounA deviation from the proper or expected course
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LinearPage 143
“Or how about linear accelerator, just a small one so I can split a few
atoms?”
AdjectiveResembling a line
straight
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Acceleratorpage 143
“Or how about linear accelerator, just a small one so I can split a few
atoms?”
NounA device for increasing speed
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Prodigypage 143
“Talk about a prodigy,” Freak says. “One year old and he’s on his way
to ninth grade”
NounA person with exceptional talents or powers
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Gyppage 147
“All I keep thinking is, what a gyp it is to have to go into the hospital
on your birthday.”
VerbCheat or swindle
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Tracheotomypage 149
“It’s called a tracheotomy, he says holding his finger against the button,
which stops the whistling noise.”
nSurgical incision of the trachea (tube that sends
air) through the neck, to make an artificial opening for breathing
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Manifestationpage 149
“I’m not coming home, he says. Not in my present manifestation.”
NounA sign of existence, reality, or presence of something
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Stabilizespage 151
“Okay, it was just a bad spell, that they have him stabilized.”
VerbTo keep from fluctuating
To hold steady