Confessions of a High School Word Nerd by Arianne Cohen
Author:Arianne Cohen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2010-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
Loquacious: adj. talkative.
Christen: v. to be given a name reflective of a quality or characteristic.
Indignity: n. an event that makes a person feel shame.
Mantra: n. a word or motto that embodies a principle; a repeated word or statement.
âAsshole,â he rasped, and moved to pass me a second time. I reached out and shoved him hard in the chest, but he stayed on his feet and passed me. However, he was wearing yellow and blue: wrong colors. Not Steve. Seconds later I crossed the line.
âDisquali edâgreen! Green, number 759, DQ!â A race official pulled me out of line. I was furious. I would have been perfectly happy to get disquali ed for throwing a punch at Steve, but not at a complete stranger!
âLeave your pugilism in the woods, next time,â Coach told me, lightly.
âYou want me to take that guy out for you?â asked Adam.
âI beat Tom! I beat Ace!â Steve shouted. He had. Heâd nished two minutes behind me, but heâd beaten me: A disqualied runner is bumped down to last place.
âShut up, Sweatpants,â Adam said, and threw him in the bushes.
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