Chapter 47 Flashcards
flip out
Definition of flip out. informal. : to become crazy or very excited or angry I flipped out when I saw how they had changed my work. She’s going to flip out when she sees the great present I got her.
while the rest of you _______ just keep getting worse and worse
clotloafs
hellacious
hel·la·cious /heˈlāSHəs/ adjectiveINFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN very great, bad, or overwhelming. "there was this hellacious hailstorm"
could i play ____________
backstage
stew
1.
(with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
“a new way to stew rhubarb”
synonyms: braise, casserole, fricassee, simmer, boil; More
he __________ his fingers on his forehead
drums
we _____ in awkward silence for a solid minute
stew
we have ________________. So we distract the audience and judges with our mighty blast of sparks and ______________
plumes of flames; pyrotechnics
pyrotechnics
py·ro·tech·nics
/ˌpīrəˈtekniks/
noun
a fireworks display.
a brilliant performance or display, especially of a specified skill.
“he thrilled his audience with vocal pyrotechnics”
the art of making or displaying fireworks.
noun: pyrotechnics
he’s punched holes in the cans and _________ them with empty screw-in ________________
rigged; light-bulb fixtures
What are those? Helen asks.
Just hold your ______, Vocals
clown
snake
move by dragging
Dad places the board on the rug in front of my bass drum and ______ the wire and light switch ____ to the side
snake; off
DAd plugs in the electrical cord and _________ the light switch
mans
chickee
: to move (something, such as logs) by dragging
I take of my fur coat–it’s making me sweat like a pig–then __________________________
count us into the song
no matter how much I try to __________ my playing, the whole thing feels sluggish
put behind
we continue paying as Dad _______ the trigger switch back and forth in __________________
toggles; rapid succession
toggle
toggle
verb [ I or T ] UK /ˈtɒɡ.əl/ US /ˈtɑː.ɡəl/
to switch a feature on a computer on and off by pressing the same button or key:
Use this key to toggle between the two typefaces.
By toggling this key, you can switch the italics on and off.
The music comes to _________________ as each of us stops playing at different times
a messy halt
I got the _________ off the inernet
build
Matt gives DAd a _________ stare
dubious
dubious
du·bi·ous /ˈd(y)o͞obēəs/ adjective 1. hesitating or doubting. "Alex looked dubious, but complied" synonyms: doubtful, uncertain, unsure, in doubt, hesitant; More 2. not to be relied upon; suspect. "extremely dubious assumptions" synonyms: suspicious, suspect, under suspicion, untrustworthy, unreliable, undependable, questionable; More
WHOOSH!
A _________________ fills the basement, like a thousand __________________ going off all at once
blinding flare; camera flashes
