Chapter 47

Question 1

flip out

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

while the rest of you _______ just keep getting worse and worse

Answer 2

clotloafs

Question 3

hellacious

Answer 3

hel·la·cious
/heˈlāSHəs/
adjectiveINFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
very great, bad, or overwhelming.
"there was this hellacious hailstorm"

Question 4

could i play ____________

Answer 4

backstage

Question 5

stew

Answer 5

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

Question 6

he __________ his fingers on his forehead

Answer 6

drums

Question 7

we _____ in awkward silence for a solid minute

Answer 7

stew

Question 8

we have ________________. So we distract the audience and judges with our mighty blast of sparks and ______________

Answer 8

plumes of flames; pyrotechnics

Question 9

pyrotechnics

Answer 9

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

Question 10

he’s punched holes in the cans and _________ them with empty screw-in ________________

Answer 10

rigged; light-bulb fixtures

Question 11

What are those? Helen asks.

Just hold your ______, Vocals

Answer 11

clown

Question 12

snake

Answer 12

move by dragging

Question 13

Dad places the board on the rug in front of my bass drum and ______ the wire and light switch ____ to the side

Answer 13

snake; off

Question 14

DAd plugs in the electrical cord and _________ the light switch

Answer 14

mans

Question 15

chickee

Answer 15

: to move (something, such as logs) by dragging

Question 16

I take of my fur coat–it’s making me sweat like a pig–then __________________________

Answer 16

count us into the song

Question 17

no matter how much I try to __________ my playing, the whole thing feels sluggish

Answer 17

put behind

Question 18

we continue paying as Dad _______ the trigger switch back and forth in __________________

Answer 18

toggles; rapid succession

Question 19

toggle

Answer 19

toggle
verb [ I or T ] UK ​ /ˈtɒɡ.əl/ US ​ /ˈtɑː.ɡəl/
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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.

Question 20

The music comes to _________________ as each of us stops playing at different times

Answer 20

a messy halt

Question 21

I got the _________ off the inernet

Answer 21

build

Question 22

Matt gives DAd a _________ stare

Answer 22

dubious

Question 23

dubious

Answer 23

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

Question 24

WHOOSH!

A _________________ fills the basement, like a thousand __________________ going off all at once

Answer 24

blinding flare; camera flashes