Chapter 13-18 Vocabulary

a small select group

• elite

• staunch

• ravenous

• bristle

to give a reason that may sound good, but is wrong

• apprehend

• ultimatum

• rationalize

• succeed

fear and dread

• ravenous

• apprehension

• sheepish

• skirmish

to carry out

• elite

• comb

• acute

• execute

a scheduled meeting place

• rendezvous

• incredulous

• silhouette

• detonate

firmly determined

• rational

• incredulous

• decisive

• acute

an order with a threat

• bristle

• rendezvous

• ultimatum

• menace

first

• elite

• initial

• smirk

• staunch

coming next in line

• combing

• executing

• succeeding

• smirking

with disbelief or astonishment

• incredulously

• decisively

• ravenously

• sheepishly