New Dragon City & Treasure Tracks Vocab | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

I’d hated squids ever since DISSECTING one in science class.

To cut something apart for studying it

Good thing Mami couldn’t WRING my neck over the airwaves.

Squeeze and twist something

Even the palm trees warned things were anything but the usual SERENE.

Peaceful

“Everyone deserves a fair trial,” she said. “Even the monsters. Tomorrow, we will hold a tribunal and he will appear before all our dragons. There, I will decide what shall be done with him.” Tolkyn gave her a DUBIOUS look.

Doubtful

And if he somehow did believe her, well, that would be the end of her REIGN.

The state of ruling a society

I was trapped in its VICELIKE grip. There was no getting away.

Extremely tight, like a vice would hold something

I suddenly remembered the cooked dragon smell that had PERMEATED the apartment earlier. Did I still smell like roasted meat?

Filled

But no, my heart sank as I caught sight of the giant, MENACING shape flying through the sky above. It was right over my head.

Threatening

How would I be able to find her? Especially without accidentally alerting the rest of the herd—who wanted me dead—to my PRESENCE.

The state of existing nearby

Feeling BOLDER, I grabbed my shoes and headed out of the apartment and into the courtyard.

Braver

I waited for Dad to come to my room to say goodnight, but he only BUSTLED around the kitchen for a bit, then headed straight to his bedroom.

To move around noisily

He stared at her, an INCREDULOUS look on his face. Had he understood her words?

Doubtful

She stared at him for a moment, INDECISION whirling through her. She knew what her mother would do.

Inability to make a choice

Was it food? Her mouth watered in ANTICIPATION, she dropped to the ground, looking around.

Eagerly awaiting something

I threw myself on the ground and rolled around, trying to smother the flames as hot pain SCALDED my skin.

To burn