Fledgling: Parts 2-3

by S.K. Ali
In this first book of The Keeper's Records of Revolution duology, a fractured world is rocked by the consequences of a political kidnapping that leads to revolution.

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  1. terse
    brief and to the point
    “Recount,” Lein said, his typical way of speaking to Musaid, heard as terse by some, understood as efficient by Musaid.
  2. unadulterated
    without qualification
    The only feeling that remained now was unadulterated relief.
  3. respite
    a relief from harm or discomfort
    The only thing that brought a beautiful respite to their relationship was when the old holy man, Murrabi Hasuf, whom he hadn’t seen for years, randomly showed up in the kitchen the day before Nada got resentenced to prison, the day before she stood up for him in the storage room.
  4. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
    “They were violently coerced.”
  5. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
    He moves to the center of the window and draws the curtains wide open with panache.
  6. heft
    bulk or weightiness
    Combined with his clothing sense — he looked like a bear due to the heft of his black and brown coat layers — his visage communicated stay away.
  7. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
    “Even though we can be right next to another person, we humans succumb to yelling exactly at the moment our hearts have grown apart. We yell to reach over that cavern opened up between us. And I’m sorry, you’re right: I’m not answering you, Nada. That’s why you feel your heart retreating from meeting mine. That’s why you’re yelling now.”
  8. frenetic
    excessively agitated
    Instead, I’m a tangle of frenetic emotions and thoughts — mostly revealed in a mess of questions.
  9. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
    She talks fast, as if I have somewhere to run when she’s blocking the door, and has an edginess about her that blares that she can take me in a fight.
    Even a fight where I’m the one holding the knife—a knife I don’t know how to wield.
    Or, truthfully, even unsheathe without spending an inordinate amount of time trying to locate the release button again.
  10. reverberate
    have a long or continuing effect
    Raising his voice caused echoes of pain to reverberate through his chest.
  11. mire
    soil with mud or muck
    The one who mires his nation through conspiracies and coups.
  12. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    Other than a cluster of droopy trees standing as weak sentries nearby, the land abutting the water on either side was wide open and clear of brush for several yards, after which the forest began.
  13. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
    When their mothers had trysts with Gauis, his unacknowledged children would wait in the sunroom that ran along the back portion of the palace, near the kitchens and workrooms.
  14. peal
    a deep prolonged sound
    Another peal of laughter.
  15. careen
    move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way
    His too-eager attempt to kick the ball back had sent it careening the opposite way, into the street.
Created on Mon Aug 25 05:12:11 EDT 2025 (updated Thu Sep 18 17:49:59 EDT 2025)

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