The Ink Witch: Part 4

by Steph Cherrywell
Twelve-year-old Becca learns she's a witch when her aunt visits and puts her mother under a powerful spell, and with the help of some magical friends, she sets out on a quest for a potion to save her mother.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
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  1. sashay
    walk with a lofty proud gait, often to impress others
    The decapitated girl sashayed up to the gate.
  2. garish
    tastelessly showy
    The ballroom was decorated with garish black and green streamers.
  3. delicacy
    something considered choice to eat
    Table after table of the most delicious-looking delicacies she could imagine.
  4. emeritus
    honorably retired from assigned duties
    “My name is Crucia Gorilla-Sasquatch Gracken Slither Slaughter Slugg, the Witch-Queen Emeritus,” her grandmother said.
  5. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
    Crucia pointed one gnarled finger at a young witch on the other side of the room.
  6. berate
    censure severely or angrily
    She had her hands on her hips and was busy berating a harried-looking vampire with a headset.
  7. dregs
    a small part that remains after the main part is gone
    Dozens of empty mugs and glasses with dregs of ink in them covered the bedside table and the top of the dresser.
  8. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
    The gaping maw of a timber wolf was inches from her face.
  9. depose
    force to leave an office
    “I trust you have all been enjoying the festivities. Just a reminder, if any of you are planning to depose the rulers of your clans and seize the reins of power, Children of the Night Event Solutions is your one-stop source for a successful coronation."
  10. vested
    fixed and absolute and without contingency
    “Well, then, by the powers vested in me, to me, by myself, I hereby declare—”
    “I challenge!”
  11. canape
    appetizer made of a piece of bread or toast with toppings
    A rat looked up from the plate of canapés he was nibbling on.
  12. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
    Then she opened her right hand, and something pink and viscous seeped from her pores, splattering onto the floor and eating sizzling holes in the tiles.
  13. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
    Nothing was visible but the acrid smoke that bit at Becca’s eyes and burned her nostrils, and beyond it, a great dark shape, looming.
  14. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
    “I didn’t even change the wallpaper until my mother was skeletonized completely. A queen’s legacy is sacrosanct.”
  15. uninhibited
    not restrained
    “At your height… slight build… taking into account your rather uninhibited enjoyment of the refreshments tonight… minus ink expenditures… and at current exchange rates, mmm. In the neighborhood of this amount.”
Created on Fri Mar 27 05:44:13 EDT 2026 (updated Tue Jun 02 15:52:12 EDT 2026)

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