Perpetual – continuing or enduring foreverInept – without skill or aptitude for a particular taskCharismatic – characteristic capable of influencing or

inspiring large numbers of peopleNaïve – having or showing lack of experience, judgment

or informationLackadaisical – without interest, listless, lethargicAtrocities – acts of extreme crueltyEmaciated – abnormally lean or thin by gradually wasting

away of fleshPermeated - to pass through every part ofQuintessential – the most perfect embodiment of

something

Vocab. – Chapters 1-2

Facetiously – not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Regime – a government in powerInexplicable – incapable of being

accounted for or explained

Vocab. – Chapters 3-4

Incessant (5)- ceaseless, unendingAstute (7) – clever, cunning, ingeniousAppeased (7) – to bring to a state of peace,

quiet, calmAllegiance (8) – the loyalty of a citizen to

his or her government

Vocab. – Chapters 5-8

Glibly – thoughtlessly fluentEcstatic – characterized by ecstasySkeptically – showing doubtIndoctrinate – to instruct in a principle or

ideologyCult – a group bound by sacred ideologyTremor – involuntary shaking of the body

or limbsTizzy – a nervous, excited state

Chapters 9 and 10

Untethered – to release from confinesUtopian – idealized perfectionTrivial – of very little importance or value

Chapters 11&12

Aghast – struck with overwhelming shock or amazement

Obsessive – thinking or behaving in an excessive way

Sinister – threatening evil or harmAntagonistic – hostile, unfriendlyRecoiled – to draw or shrink back, as in

alarm or horrorJeopardy – peril or danger

Chapters 13-15

Brigade - a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose

Ironically – characterized by mockeryIdealistic – belief in things in their ideal form,

rather than as they areUsurp – to seize and hold by force or without

legal rightSomber – gloomily dark, depressing

Chapter 16 and 17