Monster: Pages 45–113

by Walter Dean Myers
Told in the form of journal entries and a screenplay, this novel tells the story of a teenager on trial for murder.

This list covers pages 45–113 in the 1999 HarperCollins edition.

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  1. assault
    a threatened or attempted physical attack
    Your assault charge was dropped—is that correct?
  2. pertinent
    having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
    Overruled; it's pertinent.
  3. reconvene
    meet or cause to meet again
    We'll reconvene 9 A.M. tomorrow.
  4. appeal
    a legal proceeding to review a lower court decision
    The talk is lawyer talk, with all the older guys talking about appeals and "mistakes" that the judge made.
  5. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath
    Are you going to let us do the affidavit on the crime scene?
  6. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
    It was pretty gruesome.
  7. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
    And both Zinzi and Bolden had their own motives in doing this?
  8. parole
    a conditional release from imprisonment
    Chances are the judge will push for life without parole.
  9. pessimist
    a person who expects the worst
    What are you, a pessimist? Hope for the best.
  10. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
    STEVE’s face grimaces with pain as they put in the plug.
  11. perpetrator
    someone who commits wrongdoing
    It's my understanding that the crime-scene technicians didn't find any fingerprints they could establish as belonging to a perpetrator.
  12. juvenile
    a young person who is not fully grown
    Your honor, Mr. Cruz is a juvenile!
  13. judicial
    decreed by or proceeding from a court of law
    "This is part of the American judicial system, and we have to respect every part of it."
  14. proceeds
    the income or profit arising from a transaction
    And how were the proceeds of this robbery going to be divided?
  15. apprehend
    take into police custody
    Mr. Cruz, when you were apprehended, did you make a statement to the police about your part in this crime?
Created on Thu Jun 16 18:05:43 EDT 2022 (updated Thu Jul 31 15:07:45 EDT 2025)

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