chapter 3 Shadow Hunter Flashcards
By the time they got to Java Jones, Eric was already ______________, swaying back and forth in front of the microphone with his eyes _______________
onstage; squinched shut
squinch
squinch2
/skwin(t)SH/
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verbNORTH AMERICAN
past tense: squinched; past participle: squinched
tense up the muscles of (one’s eyes or face).
“Gina squinched her face up”
(of a person’s eyes) narrow so as to be almost closed, typically in reaction to strong light.
“he flicked on the light, which made my eyes squinch up”
crouch down in order to make oneself seem smaller or to occupy less space.
“I squinched down under the sheet”
He’s dyed the _________ of his hair pink for the occasion
tips
Behind him Matt, looking _______, was _____________ irregularly on a _______________
beating; djembe
djembe
djem·be /ˈjembə,-bā/ Learn to pronounce noun a kind of goblet-shaped hand drum originating in West Africa.
She grabbed Simon’s sleeve and __________________________ the doorway
tugged him toward
Simon headed off toward the coffee bar, _____________________ his breath something to the effect that it was a far, far better thing he did now than he had ever done before
muttering under his breath
The coffee shop was crowded for a Monday; most of the ____________-looking couches and armchairs were taken up with teenagers enjoying a free weeknight
threadbare-looking
The smell of coffee and ___________ was overwhelming
clove cigarettes
Clary was _____ responding to this by Simon’s return
spared
he had pretty dark eyes, she supposed, and he’d ___________ well over the past year or so
filled out
Simon’s eys _______ to stare at the girl
flicked sideways
Simon looked __________. What makes you think so
dubious
Clary opened her mouth to reply, and was interrupted by a burst of ________________
feedback
Why not? Clary found herself ______ a sudden, unspecific resentment
seized with
okay. Simon looked faintly greenish, the way he had once when he’d broken his ankle playing soccer in the park and had had to _____________________
limp home on it
she wondered what on earth about likeing someone could possibly have him __________________ such a ________________
wound up to; pitch of anxiety
His wrists ______ wide metal cuffs
bore
But he was there, _________________ the wall
slouched against
he smiled _______ and lowered his hand
smugly
It’s a mark. the’re ______, burned into your skin
runes
downworlders
Downworlders are supernatural beings and hybrid creatures who inhabit the Shadow World. Downworlder is the widely used term to refer to beings that are said to be part human and part demon, and are even said to be the demonic counterpart of Shadowhunters, who are part human and part angel.
fey
fey
/fā/
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adjective
giving an impression of vague unworldliness.
“his mother was a strange, fey woman”
having supernatural powers of clairvoyance.
SCOTTISH
fated to die or at the point of death.
“now he is fey, he sees his own death, and I see it too”
Clary opened her mouth to protest angrily, but was interrupted by a ____________ buzzing noise
strident
By the time she _____ the phone, it was ___ its third set of rings
unearthed; on
her words were drowned out by a heavy crash like _______________________
splinterring wood
Stop that. Jace _________________, his hand gripping her wrist
hauled her to her feet
Clary said, grabbing the black metal ______ out of his shirt pocket. I have to—
oblong
without even thinking about it, she _______ his face, her nails _______ his cheek
struck out at; raking
When she reached the street, she ____ around, halfing-expecting to see Jace at her heels
spun
She ____ her heel and ran for hom
spun on
