Chapter 51 Flashcards
my temples start to ______ and my left eye begin to ______
throb; twitch
everyone dressed in party clothes, their eyes _________ as they watched a ___________ man standing on a ______ with a glass of red wine in his hand giving a speech
glazed over; cauliflower-nosed; riser
glazed over
glaze over. phrasal verb. If your eyes glaze over, they become dull and lose all expression, usually because you are bored or are thinking about something else.
her Nashira-jacket chains _________, hardly ________
jangling; inconscpicuous
inconspicuous
hardly noticeable or attracting attention
there is Hunter and LEyna, ______ near the back
loitering
as everyone can ______ you and I have not seen ________ over the years
attest; eye to eye
attest
his status is attested by his recent promotion”
declare that something exists or is the case.
“I can attest to his tremendous energy”
be a witness to; certify formally.
“the witnesses must attest and sign the will in the testator’s presence”
synonyms:
certify, corroborate, confirm, verify, substantiate,
seen eye to eye
have similar views or attitudes to something; be in full agreement.
“Mr. Trumble and I do not always see eye to eye”
synonyms:
agree, concur, be in agreement, be of the same mind/opinion, be in accord, think as one; More
be on the same wavelength, get on/along
“even best friends can’t expect to see eye to eye on
damn right, a grumpy Mr. Clean _______ in a tuxedo calls out
look-alike
There really isn’t more I have to say and I see our food _____ being served, so I will just ______
is; sign off
sign off
1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
Fuck you very much. I should have fired you when I fired your whore wife.
There is a ____________________.
scattering of uncomfortable laughter
I slip the blood capsule ____ my mouth and ________ through the double doors
into; lead the charge
Nick, Matt, and me _____ the Amethyst room
burst into
Suits- and dress- clad bodies __________ and ________ each other
fly from their seats; stumble over
Suits- and dress-clad bodies fly from their seats and stumble over each others, trying to get away from our ___________
rabid monkey menace
The pushing and shouting t the front of the reception causes a ________________ as table after table of partygoers leap up and bolt toward the exit doors
chain reaction
It’s immediate and complete _______ at the Elk HIlls Country Club
mayhem
Nick springs onto the now empty riser and ________ the abandoned microphone
howls into
His deep ________ echoes in the high-celinined reception room, _______a new ripple of cries _____ The fleeing flock
guttural growl; evoking; from
Oh crap, they are ruining the scene, I have to save it somehow, giving Coop something to _________ that matches our original version of the film
splice in
I scream at a group of younger guys who scream and ________ each other like little girls and _______ the smallest of them–a large headed, _____ haired dude with no chin and bug eyes
clutch at; launch myself at
I grab him in a ___________, bite down on my blood capsule which tastes like real blood and pretend to sink my teeth into his neck
tight bear hug
Suddenly I am ________ the lower back _____something
slammed in with
I hoist myself up and turn over to see Evelyn standing above me, _________ her chair
brandishing
I stumble to my feet; my paw pressed into the bruise on my back; I turn around and there is Ulf–all two hundred pounds of him– ______________ toward me
barreling straight
Just hold your handbag right there mister, ______ flies from his thin lips
spittle
Ulf charge me like the Rhino in Spider Man _____
comic
Ulf’s powerful hands are on me, clenching my shoulders, shaking me violently __________ my already queasy stomach
jostling
A _______ scarlet stew of half digested sausage, chili, cheez-whiz and tropical punch cool aide _________ straight from my monkey mouth right into Ulf’s face and streams down the front of his expensive suit covering his torso like a __________
ferocious; spews; vomit vest
part of me is ______ by the sudden uncontrollable ____ that’s shooting out of me, while another part of me is completely fascinated by the sheer amount of _____ I am producing
mortified; sick; hurl
The same can’t be said ___ Ulf, who staggers backward, coughing, _______, and wiping the thick scarlet ______ from his face
of; sputtering; chum
chum
noun
Definition of chum
: animal or vegetable matter (such as chopped fish or corn) thrown overboard to attract fish
While it’s not polite to ________, I take this opportunity to ______ it
barf and bail; hightail
If I’ve been thinking at all, I’d have ________ straight for the door leading to the hallway
beelined it
but instead I am leaping over _______ tables and chairs
capsized
And here’s cauliflower nose ______ the mob scene, trying to get his hands on one of us
wading through
He ______ me and I barely dodged his grasp as I hop over another upturned chair
lunges for
But I don’t let that stop me, I just breathe through my mouth and ________
charge on
I don’t stick around to _____________. I _______ down the concrete path toward Uncle Doug’s van in the parking lot
take in the scene; pound it
jam it
o push forward and do something fast
I know you hate cleaning, but just jam it and we can go to the movies after.
Finally there is a clearing and I _____ toward the exit
jam it
I leap into the passenger seat and see Uncle Doug with his head ______
tipped back
Goddamn it I was just having cheeseburger with the DAlai Lama while he was telling me the meaning of life. __________ Seanie
Nice going
I glance out the window and see Matt and NIck barreling towards the van, ___________ closing in on them
a lynch mob of guests
lynch mob
lynch mob ˈlinCH ˌmäb/ noun noun: lynch mob; plural noun: lynch mobs a band of people intent on lynching someone.
Uncle doug scoffs while he runs the __________ all over the gritty matt
the tips of his fingers
Then all of a sudden there is a ___________ in the distance
a wail of police siren
And suddenly without warning, Uncle Doug’s van _______ and ______________
roars to life and tears out of the parking lot
leaving helen and me standing there, completely _______
dumbstruck
we all watch as the van ____ an illegal U-turn and takes off down the street
pulls
and just as Matt and Nick arrive at our side– the pursuing partygoers _______ toward us in their fancy dress shoes
clopping
clop
a sound made by or as if by a horse’s hoof striking the ground.
