Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 02 – Rodrick Rules Vocabulary & Ldioms
1. combining(combine)
Another problem with combining the schools was that there were too many acts, and the show went on FOREVER.
2. piercings(piercing)
I don’t think Dad approved of Larry Larkin and all his piercings.
3. stinks(stink)
1) The thing that REALLY stinks is that I caught heat from Mom when she saw my drawings, because she said they were “disturbing.” 2) Well, this really stinks for me, because I had decided to do my Science Fair project on “zero gravity,” too.
4. hypothesis(hypothesis)
He said that Rodrick didn’t use the “scientific method” with a hypothesis and a conclusion and all that.
5. squeeze(squeeze)
In fact, he actually got his Science Fair project done a day EARLY so he could squeeze in some extra band practices before the big night.
6. accomplishment(accomplishment)
” Rodrick’s band made it in, too, and he’s acting like that’s some huge accomplishment.
7. lamer(lame)
Some of the acts that got in were a lot lamer than our magic act.
8. embarrassing(embarrassing)
We were the ONLY ones who didn’t make the cut, and that actually is kind of embarrassing.
9. blow(blow)
But I didn’t blow it on PURPOSE.
10. cartoonist(cartoon)
1) Wednesday Today at school they announced there’s an opening for the cartoonist job in the school paper. 2) That means the cartoonist job is open again, and maybe I have a shot.
11. tantrum(tantrum)
But Scotty said it was his magic set, and he started throwing a big tantrum.
12. tugging(tug)
I started tugging at Mom’s sleeve to let her know this was a TERRIBLE idea, but of course she just ignored me.
13. snitching(snitch)
So I came up with an idea to keep him from snitching.
14. sensitive(sensitive)
I think Mom’s sensitive about Rowley getting injured in our house after the tinfoil ball incident, so she drove him right home.
15. prank(prank)
1) It’s not like I’m known for being real funny at school or anything, but if I can pull off one big prank right before voting, that could do it. 2) So the next time Rowley went upstairs to use the bathroom, I played a prank on him.
16. couple(couple)
It might have been funny the first couple of times, but then it really started getting on my nerves.
17. pillow(pillow)
He needed to go to the bathroom every five minutes, and whenever he’d come back downstairs, he’d kick a pillow across the room.
18. ruined(ruin)
1) ” I have to give Mom credit for figuring out that loophole, but it totally ruined the rest of the game for me. 2) Every single time I’ve had a sleepover, Manny has ruined it.
19. Talent(talent)
1) Rodrick’s ALL fired up about the Talent Show. 2) But if Rodrick’s band really thinks they can win this Talent Show, they better get serious and play some actual music.
20. Talent(talent)
1) Rodrick’s ALL fired up about the Talent Show. 2) But if Rodrick’s band really thinks they can win this Talent Show, they better get serious and play some actual music.
21. grateful(grateful)
1) And believe me, I’m grateful for THAT. 2) You’d think Rowley would be grateful that I was gonna make him a big star.
22. enthusiastic(enthusiastic)
1) Rowley was so enthusiastic about it that I tried my best to act like I was happy anyway. 2) His mom said she was excited to see Fregley with a “playmate,” which was a term I was not too enthusiastic about. 3) I showed Rowley the script, but he wasn’t too enthusiastic about the idea.
23. Heather(heather)
But I admit the REAL reason I wrote it was to give myself an excuse to talk to Holly Hills, who is Heather Hills’s sister and the most popular girl in my grade.
24. benefit(benefit)
And from the way Rodrick was talking it up, you’d think the results of his experiment were gonna benefit mankind.
25. spine(spine)
Rodrick told Mom and Dad he was going to do his science experiment on the effect of “zero gravity” on the human spine.
26. astronauts(astronaut)
Rodrick was watching a show about astronauts, and what happens to them after they’ve been up in space for a long time.
27. nightmares(nightmare)
I came across a couple of Manny’s drawings after that, and some of them were enough to give me nightmares.
28. horror(horror)
One night, Rodrick accidentally left one of his horror movies in the DVD player, and when Manny went to turn on cartoons the next day, he got Rodrick’s movie instead.
29. stinks(stink)
1) The thing that REALLY stinks is that I caught heat from Mom when she saw my drawings, because she said they were “disturbing.” 2) Well, this really stinks for me, because I had decided to do my Science Fair project on “zero gravity,” too.
30. Fair(fair)
And the night before the Science Fair, Rodrick didn’t have anything to show for himself.
31. Violent(violent)
Last year, Rodrick’s science project was called “Does Watching Violent Movies Make People Think Violent Thoughts?”
32. accomplished(accomplished)
All I can say is, if Mom and Dad were trying to teach me a lesson for covering for Rodrick, well, mission accomplished.
33. purpose(purpose)
I always beat Rodrick, too, but that’s because Rodrick loses on purpose.
34. sense(sense)
I always beat Grandpa, mostly because the jokes don’t make any sense to me.
35. disgusting(disgusting)
It felt pretty disgusting when the cold vinegar started running down my leg, but believe me it was about a thousand times better than having to EAT it.
36. choke(choke)
I had to sit there and choke down every bite so Grandpa’s feelings wouldn’t be hurt.
37. entertain(entertain)
1) Mom always makes me and Rodrick “entertain” Aunt Loretta, and that means talk to her until the rest of the family shows up. 2) I started looking for ways to entertain myself, but there’s nothing in Grandpa’s condo that’s fun to do, so I just sat down with him and watched TV.
38. defensive(defensive)
But if anyone ever accuses Gramma of showing favorites, she gets all defensive.
39. WERE(were)
They said they WERE gonna let us stay home, but we proved we can’t be trusted on our own.
40. STRAIGHT(straight)
One time last fall, Rodrick slept for thirty-six hours STRAIGHT.
41. deny(deny)
Rodrick tried to deny that he had a party.
42. thermostat(thermostat)
Dad went upstairs and turned up the thermostat until it got stuffy and everyone cleared out.
43. furnace(furnace)
But he forgot to lock the door to the furnace room, and Uncle Joe walked in after him.
44. potty(potty)
Back then, Manny had just started potty training, and he was doing pretty good.
45. diapers(diaper)
In fact, he was probably about two weeks from being out of diapers.
46. swears(swear)
1) Mom thinks it’s really cute, but Dad swears that Uncle Joe tells his kids to do it on purpose. 2) Mom thinks it’s really cute, but Dad swears that Uncle Joe tells his kids to do it on purpose.
47. swears(swear)
1) Mom thinks it’s really cute, but Dad swears that Uncle Joe tells his kids to do it on purpose. 2) Mom thinks it’s really cute, but Dad swears that Uncle Joe tells his kids to do it on purpose.
48. entertain(entertain)
1) Mom always makes me and Rodrick “entertain” Aunt Loretta, and that means talk to her until the rest of the family shows up. 2) I started looking for ways to entertain myself, but there’s nothing in Grandpa’s condo that’s fun to do, so I just sat down with him and watched TV.
49. confiscated(confiscate)
Mom knew she never put $100,000 into circulation, so she confiscated ALL my cash, even the ones I earned for real.
50. circulation(circulation)
Mom knew she never put $100,000 into circulation, so she confiscated ALL my cash, even the ones I earned for real.
51. motorcycle(motorcycle)
Well, he tried to cash them ALL in at once to get money for a used motorcycle.
52. apparently(apparently)
But apparently, Rodrick was even worse about doing his research than me.
53. desperate(desperate)
At that point, I was really desperate.
54. scraped(scrape)
I scraped together $500 in Mom Bucks and went down to the basement.
55. flunk(flunk)
I knew I’d flunk History if I didn’t turn in a paper.
56. binders(binder)
And number two, it was in one of those clear plastic binders that teachers go crazy for.
57. overheard(overhear)
Rodrick must have overheard me talking to Dad, because he told me I should follow him downstairs.
58. experiment(experiment)
So this morning, I decided to try a little experiment.
59. mattress(mattress)
When I got home, I ran upstairs and stuffed the money under my mattress.
60. scratch(scratch)
Breckman must be an expert on mooses or something, because she made me go to the library and start the paper over from scratch.
61. expert(expert)
1) I’m kind of an expert at writing book reports by now. 2) Breckman must be an expert on mooses or something, because she made me go to the library and start the paper over from scratch.
62. Diet(diet)
The Amazing Moose by Greg Heffley Diet: The moose eats many, many things, but the list would be way too long to put in this paper.
63. Moose(moose)
The Amazing Moose by Greg Heffley Diet: The moose eats many, many things, but the list would be way too long to put in this paper.
64. stricter(strict)
The teachers are getting a lot stricter about the quality of work we turn in, and the way I usually do things isn’t working so good anymore.
65. drills(drill)
” Then he started doing this really long drum solo that didn’t have anything to do with the drills he was teaching us.
66. drumsticks(drumstick)
1) There was only one practice pad and two drumsticks, so Rowley had to use a paper plate and some plastic utensils. 2) Eventually, he got so fed up that he took our drumsticks away.
67. frustrated(frustrated)
Me and Rowley tried our best to do the drills Rodrick taught us, but every time we messed up, Rodrick would get frustrated.
68. utensils(utensil)
There was only one practice pad and two drumsticks, so Rowley had to use a paper plate and some plastic utensils.
69. recruit(recruit)
So now I’ve gotta recruit some people for Rodrick’s Drum Academy.
70. drummer(drummer)
I think Mom came up with the idea because lately Rodrick’s been telling everyone he’s a “professional drummer.
71. chores(chore)
1) ” Mom said we could earn Mom Bucks by doing chores and good deeds and stuff like that, and we could trade them in for REAL money. 2) Mom has tried to make Rodrick do more chores to earn some money, but that hasn’t been going too well.
72. flunked(flunk)
So if Mom asks me why I flunked my pop quiz in Pre- Algebra today, that’s my excuse.
73. judged(judge)
I realized maybe I judged Mom a little too quick, and maybe it wasn’t such a bad thing having her in our group after all.
74. regular(regular)
All I can say is, I hope she isn’t planning on becoming a regular at these games.
75. gathered(gather)
So I gathered up my stuff, and me and Mom headed home.
76. loophole(loophole)
” I have to give Mom credit for figuring out that loophole, but it totally ruined the rest of the game for me.
77. ruined(ruin)
1) ” I have to give Mom credit for figuring out that loophole, but it totally ruined the rest of the game for me. 2) Every single time I’ve had a sleepover, Manny has ruined it.
78. orphans(orphan)
I did some quick thinking and told Mom that all the characters in Magick and Monsters are orphans, so she couldn’t be my mother.
79. eventually(eventually)
I figured Mom would eventually get bored and just go home, but she stuck around.
80. suspicious(suspicious)
1) Mom has been acting real suspicious of this whole Magick and Monsters thing. 2) When I begged Mom not to join us, it made her even more suspicious.
81. nerd(nerd)
Rodrick overheard me talking about Leland, and he said that Leland is the biggest nerd at his high school.
82. splashed(splash)
I even splashed on some of Rodrick’s cologne to make sure I made a good impression on Heather.
83. bust(bust)
NOVEMBER Monday It’s been over a week since Rodrick’s party, and I stopped worrying that Mom and Dad were gonna bust us for it.
84. silly(silly)
But Mom told me Quinn was just being silly, and I didn’t need to listen to him.
85. licks(lick)
So I have to get my licks in any way I can.
86. constantly(constantly)
The family he lived with loved him very much, even though he was constantly screwing things up.
87. tattletale(tattletale)
1) Manny is a HUGE tattletale. 2) I used to be a big tattletale myself until I learned my lesson.
88. basement(basement)
Then we got the closet door from Rodrick’s room in the basement and brought it UPSTAIRS.
89. scrubbing(scrub)
I tried scrubbing the writing off with soap and water, but whoever wrote that thing must’ve used a permanent marker.
90. evidence(evidence)
It wasn’t easy to erase all the evidence of the party, because Rodrick’s friends had left trash in all these crazy places.
91. tornado(tornado)
And when I walked upstairs, it looked like a tornado had touched down in the family room.
92. flu(flu)
But with Rodrick knocked out with the flu, they must’ve seen their big chance.
93. garbage(garbage)
I flipped through the rest of the book to see if my name was in there anywhere, but it was just page after page of this garbage.
94. thrilled(thrill)
And I don’t think Dad was too thrilled with the idea of me buying a Sweet Secrets Diary, either.
95. gossip(gossip)
I’ll bet he’s writing down all sorts of juicy gossip in that thing.
96. skit(skit)
Back in fifth grade, we had a project in Spanish where we had to do a skit in front of the class, and my partner was Rowley.
97. cafeteria(cafeteria)
1) All I can say is, if anyone wants a free yearbook, they can dig one out of the trash can in the back of the cafeteria. 2) Monday Ever since Career Day, Rowley has been spending lunch with a bunch of girls who sit at the corner table in the cafeteria.
98. rakes(rake)
So we got some rakes and plastic bags from our garage and headed down to Gramma’s house.
99. Sanitation(sanitation)
Last year, he got “Sanitation Worker” on his job chart, and the teachers have been treating him different ever since.
100. clerks(clerk)
Well, there must be something wrong with the way they set these forms up or something, because I don’t know any clerks who are billionaires.
101. predict(predict)
The questionnaires are supposed to predict what kind of job you’re going to have when you grow up.
102. Career(career)
Monday Today was Career Day at school.
103. liberating(liberate)
In fact, it’s kind of liberating.
104. celebrity(celebrity)
So that incident pretty much made me into a local celebrity.
105. sneak(sneak)
So every night, I’d sneak downstairs and pick off a little piece of the gingerbread house.
106. gingerbread(gingerbread)
Mom made a gingerbread house a week before Christmas, and she put it on top of the refrigerator.
107. impressed(impress)
1) Everybody was pretty impressed with my ideas, but it was easy to come up with them. 2) Gupta didn’t seem too impressed with my apology, but believe it or not, Chirag was actually pretty cool about it.
108. ringleader(ringleader)
Gupta told Mom all about the prank we were playing on his son, and how I was the ringleader.
109. ankle(ankle)
I rolled up one of my pant legs and tied a bandanna around my ankle and went to school that way.
110. comic(comic)
1) Bryan has this comic called “Wacky Dawg,” and when it started off, it was actually pretty funny. 2) He reads the same comic books I read, drinks the same kind of soda I drink, you name it.
111. slugging(slug)
After Rowley opened his present he said: I let him know exactly what I thought of that idea by slugging him in the arm.
112. track(track)
So Rowley’s party had to be put on hold while the staff tried to track down this kid’s parents.
113. average(average)
That was the average age of the kids at Rowley’s party.
114. patient(patient)
Mom told us how we should save up our Mom Bucks, and if we were patient, we could buy something we really wanted.
115. chores(chore)
1) ” Mom said we could earn Mom Bucks by doing chores and good deeds and stuff like that, and we could trade them in for REAL money. 2) Mom has tried to make Rodrick do more chores to earn some money, but that hasn’t been going too well.
116. foyer(foyer)
So I fed her and let her do her business on the foyer floor for about two weeks.
117. dumb(dumb)
But I guess Princess is gun-shy about going to the bathroom in front of strangers, so I ended up spending a lot of time standing around in the hot sun waiting for this dumb dog to hurry up and go.
118. stiffed(stiff)
I actually had a job this summer, but the people I worked for stiffed me, so I didn’t earn a single penny.
119. identity(identity)
Roy got one crucial fact wrong, and that was the identity of the person we were playing the joke on.
120. satisfied(satisfied)
Roy seemed pretty satisfied with my apology, and he let me go without even tacking on any detention.
121. punch(punch)
Chirag might be small, but that kid can really punch.
122. cocky(cocky)
But I guess I kind of got too cocky and let my guard down.
123. weakness(weakness)
But today he found our weakness.
124. defense(defense)
Before you go and say I’m a bad friend for teasing Chirag, let me just say this in my own defense: I’m smaller than about 95% of the kids at my school, so when it comes to finding someone I can actually pick on, my options are pretty limited.
125. goggles(goggles)
In Science, the teacher asked me to count the number of kids in the classroom so she’d know how many pairs of safety goggles to get out of the closet.
126. Invisible(invisible)
But then again, this Invisible Chirag thing could turn into the next “P.U.”
127. expert(expert)
1) I’m kind of an expert at writing book reports by now. 2) Breckman must be an expert on mooses or something, because she made me go to the library and start the paper over from scratch.
128. sweating(sweat)
I have a book report due tomorrow, but I’m really not sweating it.
129. relieved(relieved)
1) Then he told me I was relieved of my Safety Patrol duties “effective immediately.” 2) I’m actually kind of relieved, to be honest with you.
130. assigned(assign)
I got assigned to this kid named Mamadou Montpierre, and I guess he lives someplace in France.
131. grateful(grateful)
1) And believe me, I’m grateful for THAT. 2) You’d think Rowley would be grateful that I was gonna make him a big star.
132. tinfoil(tinfoil)
It was a ball of tinfoil with a bunch of toothpicks sticking out of it.
133. regretting(regret)
Every time I try to have a little fun with him, I end up regretting it.
134. driveway(driveway)
And you would not BELIEVE how quickly the driveway cleared out after that.
135. appreciating(appreciate)
Mom said those teenagers weren’t doing any harm, and that they were just “appreciating” Rodrick’s music.
136. prison(prison)
And I think I heard Anna Wrentham is in prison.
137. band(band)
But then I realized he’s just making sure he’s out of the house for Rodrick’s band practices, which I can totally understand.
138. butt(butt)
But what was even WORSE was when some girls came up to Rowley at lunch and started kissing his butt.
139. monster(monster)
And now Manny sleeps in Mom and Dad’s bed, because he’s afraid of the monster that lives in the furnace room.
140. amusement(amusement)
Now, I’ve been to the Wild Kingdom amusement park a bunch of times, and they have this River Rapids ride where they have these awesome robot animals like gorillas and dinosaurs.
141. cracked(cracked)
But Rowley’s dad must have cracked our code, because I ended up getting sent home before dessert.
142. poking(poke)
And earlier today I overheard Dad say something to Manny to make sure HE doesn’t go poking around back there, either.
143. rent(rent)
Mom likes to rent these romantic comedies, and she makes Dad watch them with her.
144. freshman(freshman)
So Mom told Dad to mail in Rodrick’s freshman picture for the school to use in the yearbook.
145. sophomore(sophomore)
When Rodrick was a sophomore, he was sick the day they did school photos.
146. ashamed(ashamed)
I guess the idea was to make the kid feel ashamed of what he did so he wouldn’t do it again.
147. brakes(brake)
So when Rodrick picked me up today, I asked him to please take it easy on the brakes.
148. pals(pal)
Speaking of foreign countries, today in French class, Madame Lefrere told us we’re going to be choosing pen pals this year.
149. fad(fad)
Another thing that’s really annoying is that whenever Rowley goes to some new country, he gets into whatever fad is going on over there.
150. annoying(annoying)
Another thing that’s really annoying is that whenever Rowley goes to some new country, he gets into whatever fad is going on over there.
151. vacation(vacation)
Thursday Another reason my summer was kind of lame was because my best friend, Rowley, was on vacation pretty much the whole time.
152. blowout(blowout)
We got into a big blowout over the remote control the other night, and Manny was there to witness the whole thing.
153. involved(involved)
But if I ever complain to Mom and Dad, Rodrick always pulls out the same lame excuse: I think Mom and Dad are too worried about my little brother, Manny, to get involved in a fight between me and Rodrick right now anyway.
154. alphabet(alphabet)
Kids whose last names start with the first few letters of the alphabet get called on the most by the teacher, and that’s why they end up being the smartest.
155. pinch(pinch)
So if I ever get in a pinch, it’s nice to know I can count on Alex to bail me out.
156. hypothermia(hypothermia)
I had to wrap myself up in toilet paper so I didn’t get hypothermia.
157. coach(coach)
I’d swim a few laps, and then I’d ask the coach if I could use the bathroom.
158. chlorine(chlorine)
He said the chlorine would ruin his seat, even though the van is something like fifteen years old.
159. crammed(cram)
And second of all, we were all crammed into two lanes, so I always had somebody on my tail trying to get around me.
160. awards(award)
But I did end up winning “Most Improved” at the awards banquet at the end of the summer.
161. disaster(disaster)
Rodrick actually got a hold of my LAST journal a few weeks back, and it was a disaster.
162. jerk(jerk)
But remember how I said that if some jerk caught me carrying a book with “diary” on the cover they were gonna get the wrong idea?
163. cafeteria(cafeteria)
1) All I can say is, if anyone wants a free yearbook, they can dig one out of the trash can in the back of the cafeteria. 2) Monday Ever since Career Day, Rowley has been spending lunch with a bunch of girls who sit at the corner table in the cafeteria.
164. prank(prank)
1) It’s not like I’m known for being real funny at school or anything, but if I can pull off one big prank right before voting, that could do it. 2) So the next time Rowley went upstairs to use the bathroom, I played a prank on him.
165. enthusiastic(enthusiastic)
1) Rowley was so enthusiastic about it that I tried my best to act like I was happy anyway. 2) His mom said she was excited to see Fregley with a “playmate,” which was a term I was not too enthusiastic about. 3) I showed Rowley the script, but he wasn’t too enthusiastic about the idea.
166. relieved(relieved)
1) Then he told me I was relieved of my Safety Patrol duties “effective immediately.” 2) I’m actually kind of relieved, to be honest with you.
167. cartoonist(cartoon)
1) Wednesday Today at school they announced there’s an opening for the cartoonist job in the school paper. 2) That means the cartoonist job is open again, and maybe I have a shot.
168. comic(comic)
1) Bryan has this comic called “Wacky Dawg,” and when it started off, it was actually pretty funny. 2) He reads the same comic books I read, drinks the same kind of soda I drink, you name it.
169. impressed(impress)
1) Everybody was pretty impressed with my ideas, but it was easy to come up with them. 2) Gupta didn’t seem too impressed with my apology, but believe it or not, Chirag was actually pretty cool about it.
170. enthusiastic(enthusiastic)
1) Rowley was so enthusiastic about it that I tried my best to act like I was happy anyway. 2) His mom said she was excited to see Fregley with a “playmate,” which was a term I was not too enthusiastic about. 3) I showed Rowley the script, but he wasn’t too enthusiastic about the idea.