This Glossary consists of terms found in Pivot Point and Split Second by Kasie West, including the chapter headings of Addison’s definitions from Pivot Point.
The descriptions of the powers can be found on the Bureau website here
ab•NOR•Mal: adj. out of the ordinary, like zombies and certain creepy boys
ability: n. a mind power Paranormals have.
am•bush: n. to pick a subject (me) and lie in wait to attack
aNO[R]M•a•ly: n. a deviation from the (agreed upon) arrangement
ap•PA•RA•tus: n. any organization of activities aimed toward a set goal
au•to•NO[R]M•ic: adj. having no control over my spontaneous actions
compound: n. the colloquial term for the East Texas Paranormal Compound.
containment committee: n. the part of the government responsible
dis•PA•RAte: adj. distinct, different, dissimilar
dis•PAR•Age: v. to make someone feel stupid
eNOR•Mous: adj. really big
ig•NO[R]•Mi•ny: n. public shame
in•com•PA•RA•ble: adj. unequaled in greatness
ir•reP•A•RA•ble: adj. something that can never be how it was
learned ability: n. an ability that almost any Paranormal can learn to do, though they have sometimes developed from other mind abilities that the user doesn’t possess.
naturalist: n. a Paranormal who believes that people shouldn’t use their powers.
NO[R]M•i•nal: adj. being true in name only but not in reality
NOR•Ma•po•late: v. when normal people try to solve a mystery without extra help
NOR•Mal: n. conforming to the standard
NOR•Mal•i•za•tion: v. reduced to a normal state
NOR•Mo•ther•mia: v. the process of returning my body temperature back to normal
norm: n. Colloquial term for Non-Paranormal. Often used by teenage characters.
NORM•date: n. an outing with a Normal guy
NORM•games: n. strangely foreign, slightly lame, and yet unexplainably compelling rites of passage in the Normal world
NORM•less: n. absolutely no normalcy in given situation
NORM•trap: n. a device used to trap a Norm (okay, fine, I got trapped too)
NORM•vid: n. captured footage with no special effects added to enhance quality
PA•RAl•o•gize: v. to draw illogical conclusions based on assumptions
PA•RAl•y•sis: n. unable to move
PAR•[A]•dy: n. a poor imitation
PAR•A•digm: n. something that serves as a pattern or model
PAR•A•dise: n. a place of extreme happiness
PAR•A•dox: n. a statement that seems contradictory but speaks a truth
PAR•A•li•a•tion: n. beyond the average humiliation
PAR•A•pha•sia: n. to lose the power to speak correctly
PAR•A•site: n. a person who benefits from others while offering no benefit in return
PARA•noia: n. extreme distrust of others
paranormal: n. a person with mind powers.
phe•NO[R]M•e•non: n. someone who thinks his existence is an impressive occurrence
preP•A•RA•tion: n. precautionary measures taken to be ready for future events
present: v. usually around puberty, a child starts showing signs of what power they will develop.
screwed: adj. having to choose a bad path to avoid a worse one
search: v. the act of Clairvoyants and Divergents seeing the future. Each Search would be separate.
seP•A•RAte: v. to force apart
Un•just•ville: n. the land ruled by my parents
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