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Frindle Vocabulary

TermDefinition
maximum the largest possible amount or number; utmost
custodian a person who cleans, makes repairs, and does odd jobs in a building; janitor
absorbed to hold the full attention of; engross, involve, consumed, enthralled, fascinated
essential necessary, needed, basic, fundamental, necessary, vital, crucial
disrupt to disturb or cause confusion in; violate, distract, sabotage
monopoly complete control over a service or product within a given area
emphasized to give particular attention to; stress; accent, exaggerate
spilled over to reach or influence a larger area
concrete a hard, strong building material made by mixing sand, gravel, cement, and water
auditorium a large room or building where people gather for a performance
letup to stop or become lesser; abate, cease, decrease, subside, diminish
primly correct and proper beyond what is needed; correct, formal, precise
launch to start; begin, commence, inaugurate, initiate, introduce
etymological an account of the roots and history of a word and its meanings
thermostat a device that controls temperature automatically
rascal a mischievous person
forbidden to give orders that prevent or prohibit; ban, outlaw
purse to draw together lightly; pucker, furrow, crease
furious full of anger, wild with fury; enraged, incensed, infuriated, irate, mad
preliminary coming before so as to prepare for something else; introductory, prior
villian antagonist, enemy, foe, opponent
fad something that is liked by many people for a short amount of time; rage
authority a source of expert information or opinion; expert, specialist
commotion a noisy confusion; disorder, turmoil, uproar
mastermind to cleverly plan and supervise the development of; engineer, develop, invent
rooting to give support to another person
rebellion the act of disobeying rules or fighting against authority; opposition, overthrow
limousine a large, luxurious, private, automobile, often driven by a chauffeur
conroversial causing arguments
vandalism destruction or damage of property that is done on purpose
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