"Bud Not Buddy" Vocabulary Chpt. 13-19

festering

• growing in size, until it explodes

• name of a monster

• crawling across a surface

• (a negative feeling or a problem) that becomes worse, especially through long-term neglect

meddling

• interfere in something that is not one's business

• twisting, turning, and falling down

• crawling, rolling,

• listening and following directions from an authority

lopsided

• backwards

• inside out

• disproportionately weighted in favor of one side over another, unbalanced

• equally balanced

crude

• lacking finish or polish (behavior)

• sweet, refined, and well behaved

• dirty, raggedy, with lots of holes

• say the sweetest things possible

jam

• carefully insert a tool into a machine

• to fix an object slowly and with care

• make plenty of room or space to fit an object

• become or make unable to move or work due to a part becoming stuck

contaminate

• make (something) impure by addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

• to keep something inside a container

• clean, pure

• to make clean or pure using a filter

copacetic

• it is broken

• in excellent order; very satisfactory

• everything is wrong

• messed up, ruined

prodigy

• lacking in intelligence

• not very bright

• really boring

• an impressive example of a particular quality (ex. genius)

spirit

• the nonphysical part of a person that is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.

• name of an animal

• white and fluffy like a cloud

• tasty dessert made of whip cream, and meringue

slacking

• to hit or punch really hard

• clean the whole house really fast

• to not do one's duty (ex .chores)

• a pair of pants