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Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
Q

It’s the perfect ______________ where we can play our PSPs and not be _______________ by the Man

A

hangout; hassled

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2
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That’s wehre I am standing, watching a __________________ climb a rusty file cabinet, when SEan storms through the door, his head and chest _____________ like a cartoon wrestler going in for the kill

A

daddy longlegs; jutting forward

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3
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He’s all red-faced and __________________

A

googly-eyed.

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4
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googly-eyed

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having wide and bulging eyes

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5
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I dodge the __________ that flies from his frothing mouth

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spittle

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6
Q

people congratulatin us. offering fist pounds. and us having to pretend like we are totally ________

A

stoked

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7
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How are we supposed to _______________ now with everyone being all kudos and cheers

A

bail out

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8
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HOw are we supposed to bail out now with everyone being all ______________

A

kudos and cheers

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kudos

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ku·dos
/ˈk(y)o͞oˌdäs,ˈk(y)o͞oˌdōs/
noun
noun: kudos
praise and honor received for an achievement.
synonyms:
praise, glory, honor, status, standing, distinction, fame, celebrity; More
admiration, respect, esteem, acclaim, prestige, cachet, credit, full marks, props
“kudos to you for a lifetime of quiet courage and unwavering generosity”
informal•North American
compliments or congratulations.
plural noun: kudos
“kudos to everyone who put the event together”

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10
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make 3 sentences with kudos

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ku·dos
/ˈk(y)o͞oˌdäs,ˈk(y)o͞oˌdōs/
noun
noun: kudos
praise and honor received for an achievement.
synonyms:
praise, glory, honor, status, standing, distinction, fame, celebrity; More
admiration, respect, esteem, acclaim, prestige, cachet, credit, full marks, props
“kudos to you for a lifetime of quiet courage and unwavering generosity”
informal•North American
compliments or congratulations.
plural noun: kudos
“kudos to everyone who put the event together”

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11
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but I have to say, with him shaking his leg, struggling to __________ his foot from that box, it’s hard to take him serious

A

extricate

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12
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I jacked some songs off Myspace. Some nobody band. It’s totally

A

airtight

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13
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The sock that dangles there is gray and ________

A

holey

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14
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He shoves his hand into the box and _____________ for his shoe

A

digs around

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15
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The band I ____________ is called Understin, you ever hear of them

A

cribbed

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16
Q

So untwist your _______________

A

tighty-whities

17
Q

He _____ his sneaker from the box

A

wrenches

18
Q

YOu untwist them, how about that. untwist them ___________

A

straight to hell

19
Q

Sean retrieves his snaker, then plops down on the ___________ bench to pull it on

A

dugout

20
Q

Just think about all the babes who’ll be hurling their _________________ at us when we’re rockinig out onstage

A

thongs

21
Q

Matt seems way more chillax than SEan. Which is good, I think I can _______ him. As long as VAlerie doesn’t get in the way. And if Matt ___________, SEan’ll _____

A

turn him; signs on; tag along

22
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sign on

A

sign on
phrasal verb of sign

British
commit oneself to employment, membership in a society, or some other undertaking.
“I’ll sign on with an advertising agency”
synonyms:
enlist, take a job, join (up), enroll, register, volunteer
“I signed up with Will’s committee to raise money for the school library”

23
Q

SEan _____________ his hands in the air like a crazy man; spinning things around. Making yourself come out all ______________

A

twirls; sweet and clean

24
Q

WE talked about forming this band two years ago. But talk is ____________; I took action.

A

cut-rate.

25
Q

it’s like you’re little baby ducklings that I have to ______________

A

scoot into the water

26
Q

What about the time you convinced us to jack that coffin lid from the funeral home dumpster and use it as a ____________

A

toboggan

27
Q

And there was that time when we were six and you talked me into eating all that ___________ to see if my ____________ would come out different colors

A

Play-Doh; duke

28
Q

I am gonna lay it ________________________, dawgs. This helen thing is going to kill me

A

on the line

29
Q

Everyone calling me Corn dog all the time. Getting slammed in the hallways. ____________ in nibblets

A

doused

30
Q

The hottest girls in the school will want to _________ with us

A

shack up

31
Q

And I promise, if any __________ comes down about the demo, I’ll take the ___________

A

heat; full brunt

32
Q

brunt

A

brunt
/brənt/
noun
noun: brunt
the worst part or chief impact of a specified thing.
“education will bear the brunt of the cuts”
synonyms:
full force, force, impact, shock, burden, pressure, weight; More
effect, repercussions, consequences
“the brunt of the downsizing was felt most by the warehouse crew”

33
Q

make 3 sentences with brunt

A

brunt
/brənt/
noun
noun: brunt
the worst part or chief impact of a specified thing.
“education will bear the brunt of the cuts”
synonyms:
full force, force, impact, shock, burden, pressure, weight; More
effect, repercussions, consequences
“the brunt of the downsizing was felt most by the warehouse crew”

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