Bud, Not Buddy vocab. 1 Flashcards
1
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caseworker
A
an investigator who works with families and kids and places them in foster homes
2
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commence
A
to begin; start
3
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copacetic
A
very satisfactory; just fine
4
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festering
A
to build up a feeling of resentment
5
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foster family
A
provides children with substitue families while their parents are unable to care for them
6
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gait
A
a person’s manner of walking; the rate of moving
7
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gig
A
a job to play music
8
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glum
A
silent; gloomy; dejected
9
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moldering
A
wasting away
10
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on the lam
A
running away to avoid punishment
11
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prodigy
A
person of extrordinary talent; a wonder
12
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provoked
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to anger; to annoy
13
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shunned
A
ignored
14
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stiffed
A
cheating someone of something of value
15
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swarthy
A
dark-skinned
