"Superfudge" by Judy Blume, Chapters 9–12 : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus

pudgy

He’s pudgy, with a lot of red hair and ears that stick out more than mine.

sociable

The myna is a noisy, sociable bird.

imitate

Many myna birds learn to imitate the human voice.

genus

The common house myna is genus Acridotheres, species A. tristis.

lox

On Sundays, he likes lox and eggs.

fussy

“I don’t eat anything with onions or lima beans or peas,” Daniel said. “I hate crust on my bread, and I only drink chocolate milk.”
“You’re a fussy eater,” Beverly said.

mimic

“What are you talking about?” I said.
“What are you talking about?” Alex mimicked.

wok

My father signed up for ten Chinese-cooking lessons. He bought a wok, which is a big, round pot, and four cookbooks.

profession

“Cooking will be a hobby for me, not a profession.”

ginger

“What do you think about making this for tomorrow night? Stir-fried chicken with green onions, mushrooms, water chestnuts and a touch of ginger?”

unanimous

“Anyone else for cocoa and animal crackers?” Mom asked, getting out of her favorite chair and yawning.
“Me,” I called.
“Make it unanimous,” Dad said.
“What’s unanimous?” Fudge asked.
“It’s when everyone agrees,” I explained.

dictate

And he passed me the green crayon and a fresh piece of paper. “I’ll tell you what to say.” He stood over me and began to dictate.

compliment

“You’re really stupid,” Daniel said, shoving a handful of pretzels into his mouth.
“Thanks, Daniel. Coming from you, that’s a compliment.”

sprig

Mr. Bogner brought in a sprig of mistletoe and asked us what we knew about it.

parasite

Well, then...I think you should know that mistletoe is a plant which grows as a parasite on the trunks of trees.

ceremonial

Early European peoples used mistletoe as a ceremonial plant. That probably explains why we tend to use it at Christmastime.

tend

Early European peoples used mistletoe as a ceremonial plant. That probably explains why we tend to use it at Christmastime.

aggressive

“I’m not a violent person, Mr. Hatcher. Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s just that it’s a healthy way to use up some of my aggressive energy.”

catastrophe

“Tootsie’s first birthday party could go down as a real catastrophe,” I said.
“What’s a castradophie?” Fudge asked.
“It’s when something goes wrong,” I said.
“Or when everything goes wrong,” Mom added.

determined

I was wrong when I told him he might get a couple of scraped knees. Elbows, knees, and head were more like it. Constantly. But he refused to give up. He was really determined to get to ride to school.

racket

But Fudge didn’t stop with one howl. He kept it up, making such a racket that Mr. Green, the principal, heard him and came running down the hall.

beckon

Then he turned and beckoned to someone backstage.

impressive

“My, you certainly have an impressive vocabulary,” Brian Tumkin said.
“I learn a lot of words at home.”

demonstration

“...and he’s got a crooked front tooth, and his feet are very long, and he walks like this,” Fudge said, giving us a demonstration.

mangle

They’ve found him, splattered across the road, his bike a mangled mess.

pastrami

When we got back to our house, Fudge settled into Mom’s favorite chair and said, “We went to the deli next to Sandy’s for lunch. We shared a pastrami sandwich.”

inconsiderate

“You know that what you did today was wrong,” Mom began.
“It was inconsiderate and foolish,” Dad said.

appropriate

“Put us to bed at eight o’clock tonight,” Fudge said.
“That doesn’t seem appropriate,” Mom said.

suitable

“Seven o’clock?” Daniel asked, yawning.
“Yes,” Mrs. Manheim told him. “Because you’re tired. But that’s not a suitable punishment.”

commute

“I’m not crazy about the idea of commuting,” Dad said, “but if the rest of you want to stay in Princeton, I’ll do it.”
“Commuting?” I asked.
“Yes,” Dad said. “I’m going back to work at the agency.”

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