Vacabulary- Rumble Fish- Chapters 6 to 12

Question	Answer
to break up	to separate
blank	empty
to bother	to disturb
to be itching to do something	ANXIOUS TO DO IT
turf	territory
to laugh something off	TO TRY TO LAUGH AT SMTH. BAD IN ORDER TO MAKE IT GO AWAY
to claim	to pretend
hoping vs. hopping	HOPE VS. HOPP (JUMP)
to slap	to hit with your hand
a burden	SOMETHING HEAVY TO CARRY
chapter 7 peculiar	strange
recklessness	LACK OF MATURITY
to wipe one’s eyes	TO CLEAN (TEARS) WITH YOUR HAND
a place is raided	CHECKED BY THE POLICE (ID)
to refuse bail	REFUSE TO GO HOME FROM PRISON
skin flick	SCENES WITH NAKED PEOPLE
to go to the john	GO TO THE WASHROOM
fidgeting	MOVING NERVOUSLY
dizzy	HAVING A SENSATION OF WHIRLING AND A TENDENCY TO FALL; GIDDY; VERTIGINOUS
to bawl	cry out loud
Chapter 8 1. to whisper	TO TALK SOFTLY AND PRIVATELY
2. to puke	TO VOMIT
3. ought to …	HAVE TO = MUST
4. sidewalk	THE PAVED SIDE OF A STREET OR ROAD, USED FOR WALKING
5. shortcut	A SHORTER, QUICKER WAY
6. crowbar	A TIRE TOOL
7. mugging	TO ASSAULT OR MENACE, WITH THE INTENTION OF ROBBERY
8. booze	ALCOHOL
9. to float	TO REST OR MOVE IN A LIQUID OR IN THE AIR
10. a steer	YOUNG OX (BULL)
Chapter 9 1. crowded	A LOT OF PEOPLE
2. whining kids	COMPLAINING, CRYING, ANNOYING KIDS
3. to bump	TO HIT
4. a fit of DT’s	DELIRIUM TREMENS (HALLUCINATING AND SHAKING)=TOO MUCH ALCOHOL
5. ankle	THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FOOT AND THE LEG
6. to swipe	steal
7. downers	PAIN KILLERS, SEDATIVES, DRUGS
8. goofy	SILLY AND RIDICULOUS
9. to figure out	UNDERSTAND, SOLVE
10. throat	INSIDE OF ‘NECK’
Chapter 10 1. a lump	A PROTUBERANCE OR SWELLING
2. to slide	TO MOVE ALONG IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH A SMOOTH OR SLIPPERY SURFACE
3. to toss something	TO THROW OR SEND FROM ONE TO ANOTHER, AS IN PLAY
4. to sigh	TO LET OUT ONE'S BREATH AUDIBLY, AS FROM SORROW, WEARINESS, OR RELIEF.
5. O.D.	OVERDOSE
6. a dingbat	SILLY AND UNEDUCATED PERSON
7. to hassle	HARASS(MENT)
8. a parrot	parakeet
9. to belong	TO BE IN THE RELATION OF A MEMBER, ADHERENT, INHABITANT
10. shades	SHADOWS
Chapter 11 1. amazed	POSITIVELY SURPRISED
2. to beg	TO ASK FOR AS A GIFT, AS CHARITY, OR AS A FAVOUR; TO ASK (SOMEONE) TO GIVE OR DO SOMETHING; IMPLORE
3. miscast	NOT THE PERFECT ROLE FOR AN ACTOR
4. knight	A MOUNTED SOLDIER SERVING UNDER A FEUDAL SUPERIOR IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
5. pagan	NO RELIGION
6. pity	MERCY
7. zipping my jacket zipper up and down	STRESSED OUT
8. warning shot	A GUN FIRED IN THE AIR TO WARN THE PEOPLE TO STOP
9. to frisk somebody	TO CHECK SOMEBODY FOR WEAPONS OR DRUGS
10. slash the wrists	CUT THE JOINT OF YOUR HAND AND ARM.
Chapter 12 1. a wave	A DISTURBANCE ON THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID BODY, AS THE SEA OR A LAKE, IN THE FORM OF A MOVING RIDGE OR SWELL.
2. a ghost	THE SOUL OF A DEAD PERSON, A DISEMBODIED SPIRIT IMAGINED, USUALLY AS A VAGUE, SHADOWY OR EVANESCENT FORM, AS WANDERING AMONG OR HAUNTING LIVING PERSONS.
3. to wave	TO GIVE A SIGNAL BY FLUTTERING OR FLAPPING SOMETHING

to break up

to separate

blank

empty

to bother

to disturb

to be itching to do something

ANXIOUS TO DO IT

turf

territory

to laugh something off

TO TRY TO LAUGH AT SMTH. BAD IN ORDER TO MAKE IT GO AWAY

to claim

to pretend

hoping vs. hopping

HOPE VS. HOPP (JUMP)

to slap

to hit with your hand

a burden

SOMETHING HEAVY TO CARRY

chapter 7 peculiar

strange

recklessness

LACK OF MATURITY

to wipe one’s eyes

TO CLEAN (TEARS) WITH YOUR HAND

a place is raided

CHECKED BY THE POLICE (ID)

to refuse bail

REFUSE TO GO HOME FROM PRISON

skin flick

SCENES WITH NAKED PEOPLE

to go to the john

GO TO THE WASHROOM

fidgeting

MOVING NERVOUSLY

dizzy

HAVING A SENSATION OF WHIRLING AND A TENDENCY TO FALL; GIDDY; VERTIGINOUS

to bawl

cry out loud

Chapter 8 1. to whisper

TO TALK SOFTLY AND PRIVATELY

2. to puke

TO VOMIT

3. ought to …

HAVE TO = MUST

4. sidewalk

THE PAVED SIDE OF A STREET OR ROAD, USED FOR WALKING

5. shortcut

A SHORTER, QUICKER WAY

6. crowbar

A TIRE TOOL

7. mugging

TO ASSAULT OR MENACE, WITH THE INTENTION OF ROBBERY

8. booze

ALCOHOL

9. to float

TO REST OR MOVE IN A LIQUID OR IN THE AIR

10. a steer

YOUNG OX (BULL)

Chapter 9 1. crowded

A LOT OF PEOPLE

2. whining kids

COMPLAINING, CRYING, ANNOYING KIDS

3. to bump

TO HIT

4. a fit of DT’s

DELIRIUM TREMENS (HALLUCINATING AND SHAKING)=TOO MUCH ALCOHOL

5. ankle

THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FOOT AND THE LEG

6. to swipe

steal

7. downers

PAIN KILLERS, SEDATIVES, DRUGS

8. goofy

SILLY AND RIDICULOUS

9. to figure out

UNDERSTAND, SOLVE

10. throat

INSIDE OF ‘NECK’

Chapter 10 1. a lump

A PROTUBERANCE OR SWELLING

2. to slide

TO MOVE ALONG IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH A SMOOTH OR SLIPPERY SURFACE

3. to toss something

TO THROW OR SEND FROM ONE TO ANOTHER, AS IN PLAY

4. to sigh

TO LET OUT ONE'S BREATH AUDIBLY, AS FROM SORROW, WEARINESS, OR RELIEF.

5. O.D.

OVERDOSE

6. a dingbat

SILLY AND UNEDUCATED PERSON

7. to hassle

HARASS(MENT)

8. a parrot

parakeet

9. to belong

TO BE IN THE RELATION OF A MEMBER, ADHERENT, INHABITANT

10. shades

SHADOWS

Chapter 11 1. amazed

POSITIVELY SURPRISED

2. to beg

TO ASK FOR AS A GIFT, AS CHARITY, OR AS A FAVOUR; TO ASK (SOMEONE) TO GIVE OR DO SOMETHING; IMPLORE

3. miscast

NOT THE PERFECT ROLE FOR AN ACTOR

4. knight

A MOUNTED SOLDIER SERVING UNDER A FEUDAL SUPERIOR IN THE MIDDLE AGES.

5. pagan

NO RELIGION

6. pity

MERCY

7. zipping my jacket zipper up and down

STRESSED OUT

8. warning shot

A GUN FIRED IN THE AIR TO WARN THE PEOPLE TO STOP

9. to frisk somebody

TO CHECK SOMEBODY FOR WEAPONS OR DRUGS

10. slash the wrists

CUT THE JOINT OF YOUR HAND AND ARM.

Chapter 12 1. a wave

A DISTURBANCE ON THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID BODY, AS THE SEA OR A LAKE, IN THE FORM OF A MOVING RIDGE OR SWELL.

2. a ghost

THE SOUL OF A DEAD PERSON, A DISEMBODIED SPIRIT IMAGINED, USUALLY AS A VAGUE, SHADOWY OR EVANESCENT FORM, AS WANDERING AMONG OR HAUNTING LIVING PERSONS.

3. to wave

TO GIVE A SIGNAL BY FLUTTERING OR FLAPPING SOMETHING

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