Durango Street
Vocab
History of English
Durango Street 2
Vocab 2
100

He is Rufus' closest friend throughout the book

Baby Gibson

100

To be full of doubt or uncertainty

Perplexed

100

It has been estimated that this famous playwright has invented over 2,000 English words.

Shakespeare

100

Red Hair is the trademark of this Gang

The Gassers

100

Rufus has excessive ____________ towards Ernie Brown and the football team. (Deven)

Adulation

200

Rufus made a scrapbook dedicated to him and his achievements

Big Ernie Brown

200

Unwilling or unable to believe; skeptical

Incredulous

200

This religious text is responsible for some of the most beautiful English language in the world.

The Bible (Saint James Bible)

200

This man is the leader of the Aztecs

Tojo

200

My mother _____________ me because I did not clean my room. (Jalynn)

Castigated

300

He is the leader of the Gassers Rufus' rival throughout the novel

Simon Jones

300

To be intensely angry

Wrathful

300

This book is a detailed database of English words and their definitions.

Dictionary

300

Rufus hid these inside of his radio

Dynamite Caps

300

Rufus kept ______________ over the fact that Ernie Brown was his dad. (Deven)

Ruminating

400

This man lied to the police for the sake of Rufus and provided an alibi for the rest of the Moors

Pelican Smith

400

To unite or merge into a single body, group, or mass

Coalesce

400
The English Language belongs to this Language Family.

Germanic

400

These are the names of Rufus' siblings

Janet and Curtis
400

The boy ate ______________ during Thanksgiving dinner. (Jalynn)

Voraciously

500

This man is Rufus' parole officer

Mr. Travers

500
A small piece of leather used as a polishing cloth
Chamois
500

These four days of the week were named after Anglo-Saxon gods.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

500

This man was elected as the President of The Moors

Leeroy Purvis

500

The thought of Ernie Brown being his father gives Rufus the feeling of intense ______________.

Gratification

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