1. Whirligig Vocabulary

2. Chapter 1
Careen (verb)- Tirade (noun)- Labyrinth (noun)- Sullen (adjective)- Detonate (verb)-
to sway wildly back and forth
a long, violent outburst
a maze
sad, gloomy
to explode

3. Chapter 2
Mesmerize (verb)- Contraption (noun)- Gesticulate (verb)- Scoff (verb)- Saunter (verb)-
to hypnotize or fascinate
a device or gadget
to wave your arms ( ex. When you are talking or in trouble)
to tease cruelly
to walk leisurely

4. Chapter 3
Turmoil (noun)- Confiscate (verb)- Restitution (noun)- Incomprehensible (adjective)- Eulogy (noun)-
confusion, conflict, or disorder
to take
to give back to the rightful owner something that was taken
unable to comprehend
Formal speech in praise of someone
who had died

5. Chapter 4
Tranquil (adjective)- Shear water bird (noun)- Flock (verb, noun)- Loco (adjective)- Botanica (noun)-
calm, peaceful
medium-sized long- winged seabirds (stiff wings shear through the wind)
to gather; a group
Spanish for crazy
Spanish for store

6. Chapter 5
Constellation (adjective)- Dubious (adjective)- Anonymous (adjective)- Impersonate (verb)- Grimace (verb and noun)-
a group of ideas, feelings, characteristics,
objects, etc., that are related
in some way; group of stars
doubtful
name is unknown
to pretend to be somebody else
twisting of the face that
express disgust or pain

7. Chapter 6
Paradise (noun)- Virtuoso (noun)- Commandment(noun)- Leisure (noun)- Recital (noun)-
a place of extreme beauty, delight,
or happiness
a person who has a special
knowledge or skill in a field
authoritative order
freedoms from the demand of work or duty
formal of public delivery of something memorized

8. Chapter 7
Minuscule (adjective)- Heft (noun)- Blare (noun)- Emerge (verb)- Varnished (verb)-
very small
weight; heaviness
a loud, raucous noise
to come up or arise
to give a glossy appearance

9. Chapter 8
Catapult (verb)- Chemotherapy (noun)- Stealth (noun)- Nonchalant (adjective)- Boisterous (adjective)-
to move quickly or suddenly
treatment to destroy cancerous tissue
secret procedure or entrance
casual, unconcerned, indifferent, unexcited
rough or noisy

10. Chapter 9 isolated, shut off, keep apart
Seclusion (noun)- Envious (adjective)- Metamorphosis (noun)- Glisten (verb)- Enmesh (verb)-
feeling of discontent and wanting another’s advantages, successes, possessions, etc
a complete change
to sparkle or shine
to catch, as in a net; entangle