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Maniac Magee Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| languished | wasted away |
| arrayed | to set in order |
| pungent | causing a sharp or irritating sensation; especially: sharp or harsh to the sense of taste or smell |
| reluctant | showing doubt or unwillingness |
| meandering | to wander without a goal or purpose |
| gaped | to stare with mouth open in surprise or wonder |
| stoic | one not easily excited or upset |
| vaguely | not clearly understood or sensed |
| careening | to sway from side to side |
| endure | to bear patiently |
| errands | a short trip taken to do or get something |
| gaunt | being thin and bony in appearance |
| beseeching | to ask earnestly for, beg |
| embedded | to set or enclose firmly in some surrounding material |
| trekking | to travel or make one's way slowly and with difficulty |
| urchin | a small child, esp. a poor, mischievous, or dirty boy/girl |
| lambasting | to criticize severely or angrily |
| nonchalantly | not showing excitement or anxiety |