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Theodore BooneThe fugitive

20 unfamiliar or difficult words

20 words

Fibbing

Clutching

Doodling

Donned

Compelling

Disguises

Clammed up

Scraggly

Backed

Pondered

10

Haggling

11

Pedestrians

12

Puttered

13

Commuters

14

Sailor

15

Lowered

18

Sleek

17

Buses

16

Boardinghouse

19

Thoroughly

20

Fibbing

(verb)

Definition

the act of telling a small or a trivial lie, whish is considered an insinificant or childish lie.

Sentence

Theo apologized repeatedly, fibbing that he had been caught in the crush of people and simply could not get off the train in time.

Synonyme

lie, dissemble, pretend or dissimulate

Doodling

(Verb)

Definition

Draw something without thinking about what you are doing.

Sentence

At four thirty, Theo was at his desk in his office, with his dog at his feet, doodling at his homework and staring at a Twins clock on the wall.

Synonyme

scratch, scrawl, dash off

Compelling

(adjective)

Definition

Describes something that is very interesting and makes you want to keep watching or listening.

Sentense

As he spoke, Mr. Babcock, who was a compelling teacher, flashed photos of Lincoln as he advanced through his life.

Synonyme

caotivating, gripping, enthralling

Clutching

Definition

(Verb(past))

To grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly.

Sentence

Theo wondered- while clutching the sides of his chair.

Synonyme

Grip, grasp, clasp, hold, grab

Donned

(Verbe(past))

Definition

To put on clothing or an ornament. It can also mean to assume or take on.

Sentence

They began in the kitchen where they donned aprons and served soup and sandwiches, where they volunteered each week.

Synonyme

Put on, pull on, get into

Disguises

Definition

(noun)

to change the customary dress

or appearance of

Synonyme

Sentence

Costumes, masks, guises

Surely Ike would go heavy on the disguises.

Scraggly

(adjective)

Definition

Ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance.

Sentence

He had a scraggly beard, and usually wore funky T-shirts, battered old jeans, weird eyeglasses, and sandals, even in cold weather.

Synonyme

Scrawny, thin, skinny, slim

Clammed up

(Verbe)

Definition

To suddenly stop talking, usually because you are embarrassed or nervous

Synonyme

Sentence

She fished around for real story, but Theo clammed up and revealed nothing.

Hushed, dried up, quieted

Backed

(Verb(past))

Definition

walk or drive backwards

Sentence

I backed away and stayed hidden in the crowd.

Synonyme

reverse, backtrack

Definition

Pondered

(Verb (past))

Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.

Sentence

The four pondered this for a moment, then Ike continued, "but that, of course, might present another problem.

Synonyme

Think about, consider, review

Haggling

(Verbe)

Definition

The act of arguing about the price of something in an attempt to make the seller reduce it.

Sentence

They spent another ten minutes haggling over the right cap.

Synonyme

Bargaining, dealing, trading

Pedestrians

(noun)

Definition

A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.

Sentence

He could not imagine being a kid in a big city where the streets were clogged whit cars and the sidewalks were packed with pedestrians.

Synonyme

Walker, Hiker, rambler

Puttered

Definition

(Verbe (past))

Occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant way.

Sentence

He puttered around the office for half an hour. then left for home whit judge.

Synonyme

Do nothing much, amuse oneself

Commuters

Definition

(noun)

One that travels regularly from one place to another, as from suburb to city and back.

Sentence

Synonyme

Several commuters got off, along whit Theo, Ike, the jogger, and the sailer.

Daily traveler, straphanger, suburbanite

Sailor

(noun)

Definition

A person whose job it is to work as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat, especially one who is below the rank of officer.

Synonyme

Sentence

Several commuters got off, along whit Theo,Ike, the jogger, and the sailor.

Seaman, seafarer, mariner

Buses

(noun)

Definition

A large vehicle in which people are driven from one place to another.

Sentence

They were greeted by the awesome sight of four long, sleek, matching tour buses in perfect single file whit running lights glittering in the dark and diesel engines purring.

Synonyme

automobile, car, machine

Sleek

(adjective)

Definition

(especially of hair, clothes, or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and therefore looking well cared for; not untidy and with no parts sticking out

Sentence

They were greeted by awesome sight of four long, sleek, matching tour buses in perfect single file with running light glittering in the dark and diesel engines purring.

Synonyme

Satiny, silky, smooth

Lowered

(Verb(past))

Definition

move (someone or something) in a downward direction

Sentence

A man seated tightly between two womwn lowered his newspaper as he flipped a page.

Synonyme

let down, take down, drop

Boardinghouse

(noun)

Definition

a private house providing food and lodging for paying guests.

Sentence

Synonyme

He said, " this is Petersen House,which at that time was a boardinghouse.

Hotel, tavern, motel, hostel

Thoroughly

(adverbe)

Definition

very much; greatly

Sentence

Synonyme

He was thoroughly bored with the subway but still enjoying the hunt.

Utterly, absolutely, completely