These are the words that I have never seen before with their definitoins, what page they are on, their syllables, the sentence they are in, and some of their synonyms.
distraught- (dis-traught) "'I guess I got distraugh, watching them.'"  Page 4. To draw apart or away, to divide; to disjoin: uncertainty, distracted

adherence- (ad-her-ence) "He glenced at his mother, the one responsible for adherence to the rules, and was relieved that she was smiling." Page 12. To remain devoted to or be in support of something: devotion, obedience, observance

chastise- (chas-tise) "He waited for his father to chatise Lily." Page 20. To punish, as by beating: punish, discipline, rebuke, penalize

reluctantly
- (re-luc-tant-ly) "'Well, no, I guess not,' Lily acknowledged reluctantly." Page 22. Unwilling, disinclined: grudgingly, unenthusiastic

remorse
- (re-morse) "No one had mentioned it, not even his parents, because the public announcementhad been sufficient to produce the appropriate remorse." Page 23. Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret: guilt, penitence, shame, regret

nondescript- (non-de-script) "The same nondescript shade, about the same shade as his own tunic." Page 24. Lacking distinctive qualities; having no individual character or form: plain, ordinary, dull, unremarkable

upholstered
- (up-hol-stered) "The fabrics on the upholstered chairs a sofa were slightly thicker and more luxurious." Page 74. To have supplied with stuffing, springs, cushions and covering fabric: none

conspicuous
- (con-spic-u-ous) "But the most conspicius difference was the books." Page 74. Easy to notice; obvious: noticeable, obversable, prominent

tunic
- (tu-nic) "'Remove your tunic first.'" Page 79. A loose fitting garment that extends to the knees: none

abruptly
- (a-brupt-ly) "Sled, he knew abruptly." Page 81. Unexpectedly sudden: suddenly, unexpectedly, rapidly, quickly

dumbfounded- (dumb-found-ed) "Dumbfounded, he stared at it." Page 93. To fill with astonishment and perplexity, confound: surprised, astonished, amazed, staggered

windswept- (wind-swept) "Jonas had found himself suddenly in a place that was completely alien: hot and windswept under a vast blue sky." Page 99. Exposed to or swept by winds: desolate, barren
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