Never Let Me Go (Ch. 3-5)

eavesdrop

secretly listen

provisional

for the present; temporary

squat

short and chunky

inkling

a slight suspicion

indulgent

tolerant; overlooking faults

bedlam

a scene of wild confusion

loiter

stand around without purpose

saunter

walk in a slow, relaxed way

acquisitive

obsessed with attaining things

ambivalent

having mixed feelings

marketable

in demand; sellable

bumper

extremely large; successful

thwart

prevent from succeeding

coerce

persuade by force/ with threats

uncanny

strange; mysterious

redeem

make up for faults or mistakes

foible

weak characteristic; eccentricity

abduction

taking someone away by force

defiant

rebellious; openly disobedient

conspirator

someone part of a harmful plan

furtive

stealthy; guiltily secret

precarious

uncertain; unsafe; likely to fall

innocuous

harmless; inoffensive