Amari and the Great Game: Chapters 27–36

by B.B. Alston
In this second book of the Supernatural Investigations series, thirteen-year-old Amari Peters of Atlanta's Whitman Preparatory Academy must compete for the Crown in order to save her brother, stop a war, and prevent the future of magic from being controlled by evil forces.

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  1. flimsy
    not convincing
    But all that did was highlight how flimsy Harlowe and Bane’s case against Maria is. The only thing they can prove is that Maria opened files about the time freeze and tried to teach me magic.
  2. inconvenient
    not well timed
    Still, if the first two challenges taught me anything, it’s that they can start at the most inconvenient times.
  3. snooty
    overly conceited or arrogant
    That elevator is just as snooty as ever—he can’t shut up about his fancy new touch screen.
  4. census
    a periodic count of the population
    “I checked the Afterlife Undead Census right after Amari and I visited Time Management. Thomas’s name wasn’t listed.”
  5. resent
    feel bitter or indignant about
    “They do have to be willing to talk. And many of them aren’t. Most quite resent being dead, in fact.”
  6. musing
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
    SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ILLUSIONIST?

    THE SPELLS AND MUSINGS OF MADAME VIOLET,
 FOREMOST ILLUSIONIST OF HER ERA
  7. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
    However, this pursuit comes with a dire warning. The foul magick contained on the following pages is not for the faint of heart. As I learned in their creation, uttering these spells will cost you.
  8. thermostat
    a regulator for automatically regulating temperature
    “Is the AC on too high? You know Mama will lose her mind if she finds out somebody touched that thermostat.”
  9. custom
    made according to the specifications of an individual
    Visitors can bring custom-made dreams to experience, search their mind for good or bad dreams they’ve had recently for interpretation, or even store important memories that can later be revisited as dreams. Would you like to set up a username and password to ensure that only you can access the dreams you store here?
  10. stance
    standing posture
    The wolves are almost to the stone house now, and the two figures move to the doorway. But they’re still now, their stance confident.
  11. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
    I’ll give you a chance to come clean and show some remorse for your actions.
  12. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
    My jaw clenches as I wait for the inevitable. The looking glasses warned us about her, and I didn’t listen.
  13. so-called
    doubtful or suspect
    I glare at my so-called partner. She’s really going to tell them everything.
  14. bristle
    react in an offended or angry manner
    “Now,” Bane snarls.
    Director Van Helsing bristles but dips his head. “As you wish.”
  15. delicate
    difficult to handle; requiring great tact
    We need to plan how best to play this. Unfortunately, because it’s you, things must be handled more delicately than I’d like.
  16. confined
    not free to move about
    “You’re hereby confined to this room. You’re not to leave for any reason, understand? Your meals will be brought to you.”
  17. lurch
    move abruptly
    I turn to face him, but the room lurches beneath our feet, sending us stumbling.
  18. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
    “That sounded close.” Dylan tries to sound nonchalant, but I can hear the fear in his voice.
  19. strew
    spread by scattering
    The train must’ve derailed. It’s lying on its side, furniture strewn everywhere.
  20. refute
    prove to be false or incorrect
    I open my mouth to refute that, but Lara’s right.
  21. crony
    a close friend or associate
    Don’t much appreciate how Bane and his cronies have been carrying on.
  22. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
    “Don’t need specifics,” says Bertha. “There’s a thing we adults call plausible deniability. Now skedaddle before those wraiths get wise.”
  23. skedaddle
    run away, as if in a panic
    “There’s a thing we adults call plausible deniability. Now skedaddle before those wraiths get wise.”
  24. grim
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
    Bane squirms under the accusation, but the faces of the gathered agents are grim.
  25. loathsome
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
    “You loathsome little beast!”
  26. utterly
    completely and without qualification
    Outraged voices fill the hallway as the agents stare at their own hands, utterly confused.
  27. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
    It’s been torture ruling the supernatural world without being able to gloat to anyone.
  28. incensed
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    Irritable old Bane here was furious about Merlin wanting to formally lift the ban on UnWanteds. No one was even enforcing it anymore, but Bane and his wraiths were incensed by the mere suggestion.
  29. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
    “Oh, I’ve been in constant communication with Bane to make sure he gets a steady diet of new orders to keep up the ruse.”
  30. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
    Electricity sparks in the air around me, shooting across my body like a live wire—and only then do the shadows recede.
  31. churning
    (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
    Thunder booms overhead, black clouds churning above like an angry ocean.
  32. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
    I drop to my knees in front of Dylan so that we’re eye to eye. He looks wary, confused.
  33. bound
    very likely; almost certain to happen
    Harlowe’s bound to have agents searching for me, and this is the first place they’ll look.
  34. fend
    try to manage without help
    He’s in there—lying on a hospital bed marked Department of Supernatural Health. Harlowe really meant what she’d said about him paying for my mistakes. So much for running—I can’t leave my brother to fend for himself.
  35. scrawl
    write carelessly
    No signs of forced entry were found, but an unsettling message was left on the wall—the word “UnWanted” scrawled in angry red letters.
Created on Sun Feb 26 12:56:00 EST 2023 (updated Wed Mar 08 14:54:54 EST 2023)

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