Superfudge: Chapters 1–8

by Judy Blume
The oldest of three Hatcher children who have temporarily moved to New Jersey, sixth grader Peter must deal with a five-year-old brother nicknamed Fudge, who wants to get rid of baby sister Tootsie.

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  1. tousle
    disarrange or rumple; dishevel
    She reached over and tried to tousle my hair.
  2. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
    I didn’t want to admit that I was hungry, but I was.
  3. lather
    form froth produced by soaps or detergents
    Fudge was at the sink. He stood on his stool, lathering his hands with three inches of suds.
  4. necessarily
    in an essential manner
    “The baby won’t necessarily be anything like Fudge.”
    “But it won’t necessarily not be like him either,” I answered.
  5. metropolitan
    relating to or characteristic of a large urban area
    On February 26, while my fifth grade class was on a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, my sister was born.
  6. privilege
    a special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all
    “We get more privileges.”
    “What’s privileges?”
    “It means we get to do things she can’t do.”
  7. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
    Mom and Dad said he was just going through a phase and that if we were patient, it would pass.
  8. vein
    a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
    If you cut me open, you’ll find seven natural fruit flavors running through my veins.
  9. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    But the little sighs are my favorites, because then I know she’s content.
  10. sublet
    lease a rented property to or from another renter
    It’s a beautiful old place. And we’ve arranged to sublet our apartment.
  11. advance
    an amount paid before it is earned
    “And I’d like to know how we’re going to eat, with you not working.”
    “We’ve got some money saved...and I’ll probably get an advance for writing the book.”
  12. contraption
    a small mechanical device or tool
    Mom bought me a contraption called a Pooper-Scooper. It’s a kind of shovel, attached to a Baggie, and when Turtle does his thing I scoop it up, get it into the Baggie, tie up the end, and toss it into the trash basket.
  13. shutter
    a hinged blind for a window
    Outside, the house is painted yellow and the shutters are white. The windows and doorways are slightly crooked.
  14. prime
    being at the best stage of development
    “They’ll be getting fatter and longer by August, and by September they’ll be in their prime.”
  15. cower
    crouch or curl up
    I tried talking to him softly, telling him it would only hurt for a second, but he whined and cowered in the corner anyway.
  16. perch
    come to rest; settle
    Fudge was perched on top of the cabinets that were on top of the cubbies. He was stretched out, lying across the top, just inches from the ceiling.
  17. consciously
    with awareness
    “Now, Mr. Green,” Mrs. Hildebrandt said, “you’ve known me for a long time...and I ask you...have I ever been mean to a child...knowingly, consciously, intentionally mean? Especially on the first day of school?”
  18. proper
    marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
    “Because she wouldn’t call me Fudge,” Fudge said again.
    “It’s not a proper name,” Mrs. Hildebrandt said.
  19. cultured
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
    “He can say hello, in French.”
    “In French?” I asked.
    “That’s right, in French,” Mom said. “He’s very cultured.”
  20. coincidence
    the property of two things happening at the same time
    “Well, what a coincidence,” Mrs. Hildebrandt said. “So do I!”
  21. contagious
    easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
    “You sound like Uncle Feather when you say things twice,” Fudge said.
    “It’s contagious,” I told him.
    “What’s contagious?”
  22. fortified
    having something added to increase the strength
    “That’s not it. It’s fortified with vitamins.”
    “That’s what I said. Forty-five vitamins.”
    “Not forty-five,” I told him. “Fortified.” And I spelled it for him. “F-o-r-t-i-f-i-e-d. It means that vitamins have been added.”
  23. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
    “You lie when you make up commercials?” Fudge asked.
    “No, but we sometimes exaggerate,” Dad said.
  24. embellish
    add details to
    “We embellish to make our point,” Dad said.
    “What’s embellish?”
    “Sometimes Dad has to stretch the truth,” I explained.
  25. practical
    having or put to an actual purpose or use
    I do want to write my book, though. And sometimes you’ve got to do what’s really important to you, even if it’s not practical.
  26. canvas
    a piece of canvas cloth prepared as the surface for a painting
    “My father painted that one right before my mother left for Vermont. One night they had this big fight, and she threw red paint on the canvas. That’s how the red square got there. And that’s why it’s called Anita’s Anger.”
  27. rummage
    search haphazardly
    I dragged it out and rummaged through it, and there at the very bottom, in a Pepperidge Farm cookie box, were the black eyeglass rims attached to the rubber nose, and the stick-on beard and moustache.
  28. preservative
    a chemical that is added to protect against decomposition
    “They’re chock full of vitamins. No preservatives, nothing added. Just the real thing!”
  29. hesitate
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
    Fudge chose a cookie and held it to his lips. But he hesitated and I could see that he wasn’t sure he really wanted to taste a chocolate-chip–worm cookie after all.
  30. additive
    a substance mixed into something in order to improve it
    “No preservatives...no additives...naturally fortified...and chock full of vitamins...right, Fudge?”
Created on 四月 22, 2024 (updated 四月 23, 2024)

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