Maniac Magee Vocabulary

2. delicately small and pretty.
5. Agitated, impatient, or restless
6. a length of something wound or arranged in a spiral or sequence of rings
7. a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
9. speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way.
10. an upright water pipe, especially one in a street, with a nozzle to which a fire hose can be attached.
11. twist or bend out of its normal shape.
12. stare openly and stupidly. Dainty delicately small and pretty.
13. wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar
14. a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
16. a raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers sermon
17. change direction suddenly

1. the front of the leg below the knee.
3. a damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, for, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
4. without the knowledge of (someone).
6. having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion
8. an indefinite and very long period of time, often a period exaggerated for humorous or rhetorical effect.
13. drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward
15. a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way.
17. a solemn promise