From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: From The Mixed-up Files Chapters 3-4 Flashcards

lacking restraint in spending money

a stingy person

collection; gathering

a colorless, odorless gas

imitate especially to entertain or ridicule someone

not clearly visible or attracting attention

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body

exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

feeling or showing great pleasure

throw in various random directions

of great significance or value

a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain

small in degree; inconsiderable

a person holding public office or having official duties, especially as a representative of an organization or government department

a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving colored weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or furniture covering.

a person visiting a person or place, especially socially or as a tourist.

the possibility of suffering harm or injury

a person employed as a caretaker of a building; a custodian

a vessel that is typically an ornamental vase on a pedestal and that is used for various purposes (such as preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation)

to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth

to squeeze or twist, especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid