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Maniac Magee
chapter book
Question | Answer |
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commotion | disturbance |
wretch | a miserable person |
hoisted | lifted |
lunging | to move forward suddenly |
accurate | exact |
maniac | a person who has extra enthusiasm |
blundering | moving/walking in a clumsy way |
crammed | packed tight |
infamous | having a bad reputation |
obvious | observable |
dangled | to hang loosely |
ranting | speaking in a violent manner |
contortions | twisting and bending out of shape |
opponent | one who is against another |
cunning | skill in deception |
foresight | to look into the future |
escort | a guide or guard |
scan | to look over quickly |
finicky | choosy/fussy |
scowling | wrinkling the forehead in anger |
fatal | deadly |
instincts | powerful motivations or impulses |
pandemonium | uproar; confusion |
flinched | winced; recoiled |
cringed | shrunk back in fear |
conclusions | end results |
lurching | rolling or pitching suddenly |
digits | number symbols |
quiver | shudder or tremble |
expired | ended |
converged | came together |
apparently | easily understood |
pry | to force open or up |
vacant | empty |
grates | parallel bars for blocking an opening |
solitude | aloneness |
rookie | first time player |
sleazy | dirty and shabby |
prompt | complain; grumble |
Dumbfounded | astonished;amazed |
grizzled | streaked with gray |
rickety | shaky |
grouse | instant |
exhaustion | complete weariness |
preposterous | indifferent in pleasure and pain |
pursuers | followers trying to overtake; chasers |
mammoth | gigantic; enormous |
languished | weakened; faded |
ventured | went in spite of risk |
reluctant | unwilling |
stoic | delicate ornamental work |
pantry | a room or closet used to store food |
filigreed | farfetched |