Crotchety

(Ch. 17)

Stubborn or eccentric

(adj.)

Sullen

(Ch. 17)

Gloomy or somber in tone; sluggish

(adj.)

Cavorted

(Ch. 19)

To have lively fun; romp

(verb)

Careening

(Ch. 23)

To lurch or swerve while in motion.  To lean to one side.

(verb)

Walloped

(Ch. 28)

To strike with a hard blow

(verb)

Malinger

(Ch. 31)

To fake an illness in order to avoid duty or work

(verb)

Pious

(Ch. 31)

Commendable; worthy

(adj.)

Ogling

(Ch. 35)

To stare at

(verb)

Percolating

(Ch. 36)

To pass or ooze through

(verb)