Chapter 23 Flashcards
we had no intention of ever casting her in the movie, and that we didn’t even let her audition but ____________________________ as soon as she arrived.
ushered her right to the door
Watch away. Coop grins, _______________________ his body. It’s why God made me.
gesturing down at
He wafts his joint around, leaving long gray ______________ in the air like a __________.
wisps; stoned skywriter
wisp means
a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace.
Ingrid’s sleeping, I say, the harsh sticky-sweet smell of the ___________ clawing at my sinuses. Can you please get rid of that thing? You’re going to get me in trouble.
pot smoke
Uncle Doug regards his Diet Coke with ____________________. What? Your mom’s got something against artificial sweeteners?
squinty-eyed confusion
Please. Uncle Doug ______________ his face. Just say Uncle Doug dropped by to visit his _____________ sis.
screw up; knocked-up
knocked up means
Vulgar Slang To make someone pregnan
He takes another ________________________ before unleashing a __________________________ from his mouth.
deep hit; cumulonimbus
cumulonimbus
With that, he _________________________ licking his fingers and squeezing out the glowing tip.
makes a big show of
He takes a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and ______ the joint inside.
slips
Cool Ranch or Blazin’ Jalapeno? Uncle Doug asks, gesturing at the chips bowl as he __________________________ one of the armchairs.
plops down into
He grabs a handful of Doritos and starts ______________.
crunching away
We are going to have all the guys _________ Jack and all the girls ______ for Stacey.
read for
Uncle Doug ______ the scens _______ on the coffee table. It’s a good start. You have Uncle Doug’s seal of approval.
slaps; down
There’s a ___________ and some hushed _______________ before she appears in the family room with Nick and a red suitcase ______.
clatter; grousing; in tow
clatter means
a continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other.
“the horse spun around with a clatter of hooves
grousing means
complain pettily; grumble.
GI Joe means
GI Joe definition. A nickname for United States soldiers, particularly during World War II. GI is short for government issue, a descriptive term for supplies distributed by the government.
What’s in there? I say, images of a ________________ body flashing in my head.
chopped-up
Your video camera. Evelyn beams. And a few other things. She ______________ and unzips the bag. Camera equipment ______________ like the guts of a disembowled ______________.
crouches down; spills out; tauntaun
Uncle Doug grins and _________ his finger at her. I like this girl. She’s a forward thinker.
wags
Evelyn giggles. Be prepared. It’s the girl scout ______.
motto
Eveyone ________________ the equipment and stakes a claim.
descends on
Holy crap. I stare at the _______ of electronics. Where’d you get all that?
mounds
Everyone descends on the equipment and ______________________.
stakes a claim
stakes a claim
1.
assert one’s right to something.
synonyms:assert, declare, proclaim, state, make, lay, put in
“he staked his claim”
And me, I just stand back, an ___________________________ in my stomach.
uneasy queasiness
