Chapter 60 Flashcards
Each one of the girls is dressed in a painted-on, _______________, racing-style jumpsuit
pastel-colored
The gym is ______ with students, parents and teachers all dancing and swaying and ___________ the music
chock; clapping to
Kelly does a _________________ her guitar and Gina does a _______________ and then hits her crash cymbals to end the tune
pick drag up; drum fill
The audience breaks into _____________ and ______ and appluase
wild whoops and catcalls
catcall
cat·call
/ˈkatˌkôl/
noun
noun: catcall; plural noun: catcalls; noun: cat-call; plural noun: cat-calls
1.
a shrill whistle or shout of disapproval, typically one made at a public meeting or performance.
synonyms:
whistle, boo, hiss, jeer, raspberry, hoot, brickbat, taunt, shout of derision; More
wolf whistle;
scoffing, abuse, teasing, taunting, derision, ridiculing, mockery;
informalthe bird
“he walked out of the meeting to jeers and catcalls”
a loud whistle or a comment of a sexual nature made by a man to a passing woman.
verb
verb: catcall; 3rd person present: catcalls; past tense: catcalled; past participle: catcalled; gerund or present participle: catcalling; verb: cat-call; 3rd person present: cat-calls; past tense: cat-called; past participle: cat-called; gerund or present participle: cat-calling
1.
make a whistle, shout, or comment of a sexual nature to a woman passing by.
“they were fired for catcalling at women”
I slip into my _______________________ fur coat, _____ the chains around my neck, slide on my ruby ring, and don my purple STetson
smoke-drenched; dangle
The mass of people turn around and ____ their way toward us
herd
herd
verb: herd; 3rd person present: herds; past tense: herded; past participle: herded; gerund or present participle: herding
1.
(with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a particular direction.
“we all herded into a storage room”
make 3 sentences with herd
verb: herd; 3rd person present: herds; past tense: herded; past participle: herded; gerund or present participle: herding
1.
(with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a particular direction.
“we all herded into a storage room”
That I didn’t convince Helen to come out here to be _______________. That people really do see how incredibly talented she is
slaughtered
I try to shake the tension out of my arms. ____ my fingers. I tilt my head to one side
flex
all I can do is shrug and _________________ with the d rum beat
start in
Matt ________ on guitar, and the music ____________ a bit
joins in; fills out
STill we sound horrible. I don’t know if it’s nerves or what, but we are ________________________
serving up a giant bowl of weak sauce
Her voice is the only thing that can _____ this thing
right
we’re only thirty seconds into our set and already the crowd looks lifeless and bored Nno dancing. No swaying. No head __________ or hand clapping
bobbing
I can’t believe she would do this. Leave me to ___________________ in front of the entire school
hang out to dry
The _____ suddenly subside
jeers
I am thinking maybe some of the parents and teachers stepped in. To ____ everyone up.
hush
she’s come inot the gym and is walking over to us, looking so far beyond ______ that it nearly makes me drop my drumsticks
smoking
She’s wearing a skintight red leather __________ unzipped to the belly button
bodysuit
It ____ every curve perfectly
hug
her hair is styled and ___________ her face
flowing around
Their mouths are hanging open but miraculously they’are still __________________
keeping the beat
she lifts the mic from the stand, raises it to her beautiful lips, and starts ___________ the lyrics
belting out
The crowd is completely hushed as she carries us through the rest of the song. Completely ______ by Helen’s awesomeness
astounded
