Rules Vocabulary (Chapters 1-8)

Compact

• small

• large

• bulky

• expansive

Crude

• rude, improper

• polite, refined

• sophisticated, elegant

• gentle, kind

Linoleum

• tile

• carpet

• wood

• laminate

Mimicked

• copied, imitated

• created, invented

• destroyed, eliminated

• ignored, overlooked

Initiating

• beginning

• starting

• ending

• continuing

Shriek

• high-pitched scream

• low-frequency growl

• soft whisper

• loud laugh

Fiddling

• fidgeting

• sitting still

• ignoring

• concentrating

Scold

• Speak in an angry way

• Encourage someone positively

• Ignore someone's mistakes

• Compliment someone's efforts

Bobbing

• moving up and down repeatedly or quickly

• staying in one place

• moving side to side

• falling down slowly

Corridor

• long hallway

• short passage

• open space

• narrow street