Glitch: Chapters 15–21

by Laura Martin
Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason are teenage Glitchers — time travelers trained to protect the past and future from changes in history. After they find a letter from Regan’s future self, the two must work together to stop an impending disaster that threatens everyone’s future.

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  1. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
    All the other kids at the Academy had a camaraderie with one another that I just hadn’t been able to achieve, and I was pretty sure it was because I wasn’t a part of their inside jokes about the cold showers or the tiny closets.
  2. solidarity
    a union of interests or purposes among members of a group
    His shoulder pressed against mine and I leaned into it a little in some kind of unspoken solidarity.
  3. outcropping
    part of a rock formation that juts above surrounding land
    Callaway stopped beside a large outcropping of rocks at the base of the mountain and turned to the security patrol.
  4. holographic
    of or relating to 3D projected images
    I nodded and was just reaching my hand out toward the holographic rock when Regan shouldered past me and walked right through.
  5. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
    “The Academy has its wall and security detail, but it is still too conspicuous.”
  6. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
    Tess was heavier set, with broad shoulders and bright green eyes, where her cousin Eliana was taller by a good three inches, her face a study of angles that accentuated hazel eyes.
  7. painstakingly
    in a very careful manner
    Grabbing Elliot’s hand, I began a painstakingly slow creep down the line of soldiers.
  8. bedraggled
    limp, untidy, and soiled
    I turned back to watch the miracle man as he surveyed his bedraggled troops, his young face pinched with worry.
  9. speculation
    a hypothesis that has been formed by conjecturing
    “That is correct,” said Callaway. “Now, this is all speculation and educated guesses, but it is safe to say that Colonel Chamberlain, from his one decision to charge instead of retreat, changed the course of history.”
  10. imperative
    requiring attention or action
    “We are training you to be thrust into situations where thinking on your feet is not only imperative, but life or death.”
  11. expansive
    able or tending to extend in one or more directions
    Compared to the expansive staff of the Academy, the mountain was run and maintained by just a small group of professors, a handful of security officers, a few tech specialists, a cook, and a housekeeper.
  12. palatial
    relating to or being a large and stately residence
    As I walked between the shelves, it was easy to imagine I was back in the palatial Academy library with its levels upon levels of books.
  13. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
    I glowered over my book at the other partners as they cheerily talked through what they read and took turns quizzing one another.
  14. forgo
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    I glanced behind them to see that Regan had apparently decided to forgo lunch to sit over in the simulation section by herself, the gigantic copy of All the Gallant Men open on her lap.
  15. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
    “It’s a peace offering. You know, for before,” I said, flapping a hand that I hoped encompassed twelve years of general rudeness and animosity.
Created on Tue Nov 25 20:23:12 EST 2025 (updated Mon Jan 26 16:50:53 EST 2026)

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