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maniac magee 86 words

February 10, 2010 By Jennifer T.

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  1. abundant
    present in great quantity
  2. acquaintance
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  3. antsy
    nervous and unable to relax
  4. befuddled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
  5. bellowing
    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  6. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  7. bicker
    argue over petty things
  8. bide
    dwell
  9. blarney
    flattery designed to gain favor
  10. blemish
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
  11. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  12. boomerang
    a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
  13. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  14. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
  15. contortion
    a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  16. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  17. crowbar
    a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
  18. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  19. dainty
    something considered choice to eat
  20. dangle
    hang freely
  21. diverge
    move or draw apart
  22. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
  23. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  24. eon
    the longest division of geological time
  25. exuberance
    joyful enthusiasm
  26. fidget
    move restlessly
  27. filigree
    delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
  28. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  29. fortified
    having something added to increase the strength
  30. frantic
    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
  31. gabble
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  32. gauntlet
    a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
  33. glum
    moody and melancholic
  34. goaded
    compelled forcibly by an outside agency
  35. grenade
    a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
  36. hallucination
    illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
  37. immortality
    the quality or state of being immortal
  38. instinct
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
  39. lambaste
    censure severely or angrily
  40. languish
    become feeble
  41. lavatory
    a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  42. ludicrous
    incongruous;inviting ridicule
  43. maniac
    an insane person
  44. mob
    a disorderly crowd of people
  45. nonchalant
    marked by blithe unconcern
  46. ordinary
    lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
  47. orphan
    a child who has lost both parents
  48. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  49. pavilion
    large and often sumptuous tent
  50. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  51. perilous
    fraught with danger
  52. pillbox
    a small case for holding pills
  53. poleax
    an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
  54. pommel
    strike, usually with the fist
  55. preposterous
    incongruous;inviting ridicule
  56. prone
    having a tendency (to); often used in combination
  57. propel
    cause to move forward with force
  58. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  59. pulpit
    a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
  60. pungent
    strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"
  61. rant
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
  62. reprisal
    a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
  63. revolt
    make revolution
  64. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  65. roving
    migratory
  66. sandlot
    a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
  67. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  68. scraggly
    lacking neatness or order
  69. shenanigan
    the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  70. shriek
    sharp piercing cry
  71. shudder
    tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
  72. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  73. spectator
    a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
  74. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  75. stupefied
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  76. sympathy
    a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
  77. tailor
    a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
  78. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  79. trek
    any long and difficult trip
  80. trestle
    a supporting tower used to support a bridge
  81. trolley
    a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
  82. twang
    a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
  83. veering
    the act of turning aside suddenly
  84. wiseacre
    an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
  85. wrenching
    causing great physical or mental suffering
  86. wretch
    someone you feel sorry for