maniac magee vocab 1

Maniac MageeManiac MageeVocabulary List IChapters 1-11

TrolleyTrolley

(noun) a wheeled carriage running on an overhead rail or track 

TrestleTrestle(noun) a structure of timbers or

steel for carrying a road or railroad over a valley

MusicaleMusicale

(noun) a usually private social gathering to hear music

ObviousObvious(adj.) easily found, seen, or understood

Infamous:(adj.)  having an evil reputation

Suffice:(verb) to meet or satisfy a need

Emanations:(verb) to come out from a source

or to emit

MirageMirage

(noun) an illusion that gives the appearance of a pool of water 

HallucinationsHallucinations

(noun) the awareness of something (as a visual image, a sound, or a smell) that seems to be experienced through one of the senses but is not real

PandemoniumPandemonium

(noun) a state of noisy, confused activity

Syn: commotion

Christmas morning is always marked by pandemonium.

LumberedLumbered

(verb) to move heavily or clumsily

Syn: shuffle, plod, staggar

The heavy elephant lumbered through the jungle.

SamaritanSamaritan

(noun) one who is compassionate and helpful to a person in distress.