Vocabulary

noncommittally - not committing oneself; refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks; indefinite, vague,  evasive, guarded

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"Chris, the fencing captain. He is the captain, isn't he?"

Their sister grunted noncommittally.

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impersonating - to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be; To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic

Page 29 - "You mean, was something impersonating her? Why would a faerie turn into Mallory and then cry in a girls' bathroom?"

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demented - crazy; insane; mad; affected with madness; wild

page 87 - The sound was like some demented Morse code.

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clamored - to utter noisily

page 96 - Simon clamored up the rough iron bark.

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