Maniac Magee Vocabulary
Week 1
WORD | PART OF SPEECH | DEFINITION | PICTURE |
bellow | verb | to let out a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger. | |
commotion | noun | confused and noisy disturbance | |
occasionally | adjective | at infrequent or irregular intervals; now and then | |
hoisted | verb | raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys | |
flinched | verb | make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise or fear |
Week 2
WORD | PART OF SPEECH | DEFINITION | PICTURE |
pandemonium | noun | wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar | |
slithered | verb | move smoothly over a surface with a twisting motion | |
dashed | verb | run or travel somewhere in a great hurry | |
intercepted | verb | obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination;stop | |
bulging | verb | to swell or bend outward |
Week 3
WORD | PART OF SPEECH | DEFINITION | PICTURE |
clutch | verb | hold tightly; grasp | |
cringe | verb | to crouch or shrink back, usually in fear or distaste | |
haul | verb | pull or drag; to transport in a vehicle | |
solitude | noun | the state or situation of being alone | |
quiver | verb | tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion |
Week 4
WORD | PART OF SPEECH | DEFINITION | PICTURE |
rant | verb | speak or shout at length in a wild or emotional way | |
frantic | adjective | feeling or showing fear and worry; wild and hurried activity | |
blare | verb | make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound. | |
drenched | adjective | thoroughly wet, soaked | |
gawked | verb | stare openly and stupidly; gape |
Week 5
glum: adjective - sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected
sneered: verb - to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt
publicize: verb - make something widely known
cunning: adjective - artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly
heap: noun - a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile
Week 6
leering: verb - to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of sly and malicious intention
frayed: verb - to wear into shreds
weariness: noun - the state of being exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
lumbering: verb - to move in a slow or awkward way
shrieking: verb - to make a loud high-pitched cry