Vocabulary for Bud Not Buddy Nov. 16 Flashcards
1
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caseworker
A
a investigator who works with families and kids and places them in foster homes
2
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commence
A
to begin, start
3
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copacetic
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very satisfactory, just fine
4
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festering
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to builds up a feeling of resentment
5
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foster Family
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provides children with substitute families while their families are unable to care for them.
6
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gait
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a person’s manner of walking, the rate of moving (especially walking or walking or moving)
7
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gig
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a job to play music
8
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glum
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silent, gloomy, dejected
9
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moldering
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wasting away
10
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on the lam
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running away to avoid punishment
11
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prodigy
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a person of extraordinary talent or ability; wonder
12
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provoked
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to anger, to annoy
13
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shunned
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ignored
14
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stiffed
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cheating someone of value
15
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swarthy
A
dark-skinned
