Maniac Magee Vocabulary #3

Front

to roam about in search of things to steal

Back

marauding

Front

funny because of being ridiculous, absurd

Back

ludicrous

Front

to ask earnestly, to beg

Back

beseech

Front

to get revenge

Back

retaliate

Front

loneliness, misery

Back

desolation

Front

doorway or entrance

Back

portal

Front

high spirits

Back

exuberance

Front

decaying flesh of a dead body

Back

carrion

Front

an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death

Back

autopsy

Front

to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape

Back

marooned