Vocabulary

desecration - defile, violate, dishonor, pollute, vandalism, ruin, defilement

page 10 - There was something about the desecration of this one room- a room that had remained secret all these years - that made Jared feel as though nothing would ever be right again.

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giddily - frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty, flippantly, merrily

Page 38 - Jared nodded, giddily agreeing to anything that meat he would be able to see Arthur.

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waning - to draw to a close; approach an end

page 61 - The sky began to darken, the sun lighting slashes of gold across the waning day.

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behoove - to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage; benefit, advantage, serve, better, advance

page 92 - "It would behoove you to move," said Thimbletack.

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