Vocabulary for Chapter One: 

1. stopover 1: A place where a trip is broken

2. throbbed 1: Feel pain in a series of regular beats

3. pestered 1: Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions

4. terminal 2: The building that people enter after arriving by plane or bus

5. propelled 2: drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward

6. bantered 2: talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way

7. comprehend 2: Understand

8. envisioning 3: imagine as a future possibility; visualize

9. anxiously 3: full of mental distress, worried

10. dwindling 3: to become smaller and smaller

11. soothing 4: calming

12. overwhlemed 5: to be defeated completely or to receive too much

13. contrary 5: opposite in nature, direction or meaning

14. turret 6: a small tower at an angle of a building, as of a castle or fortress

15. theology 6: the study of the nature of God and religious belief

16. encasing 6: enclosing or covering in a case or close-fitting surround

17. antiseptic 6: free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms

18. disconcerting 6: confusing, usually in the face of something totally unexpected; perplexing

19. formulating 7: to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically

20. hanbok 7: traditional Korean dress. It is often characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets

21. chima 8: a skirt which is also called sang

22. instinctively 8: of or relating to a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency

23. beckoned 8: to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand

24. outgoing 8: friendly and socially confident

25. demerits 9: a mark awarded against someone for a fault or offense

26. emeralds 9: a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem

27. coherent 10: logically connected; consistent

28. accurately 10: free from error or defect, precisely 

29. blushed 10: to redden (face), as from embarrassment or shame

30. methodically 10: painstakingly, especially slow and careful; deliberately

Valerie Ye