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wail - Page 15 - The siren wailed!

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psychiatrist - a physician who specializes with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders, shrink.

Page 17 - Dr. Pickle was a psychiatrist. . . . A psychiatrist is a doctor who doesn't cure people with sick bodies. He cures people with sick minds.

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limousine - any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile usually driven by a chauffeur and sometimes having a partition separating the passenger compartment from the driver's seat.

chauffeur - one employed to drive a private automobile.

Page 34 -

     Early in the morning a white limousine drove up to Wayside School.

     Just like always.

     The chauffeur got out of the car, then opened the passenger door.

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attentively - expressing friendly interest through close observation and thoughtful gestures, alertly, conscientiously

Page 54  -  They listened attentively to their principal.

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triumphantly  - in a triumphant manner

triumphant - victorious; conquering, successful, winning, conquering, exultant

triumphantly - Page 79 - She fell to the ground, triumphantly holding the unbroken light bulb high above her head.

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excessive - exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit, too much, unwarranted, extreme

excessive - Page 92 - "But remember, stay off the grass. No running on the blacktop. No eating. And no excessive shouting."

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disposition - the combination of qualities that identify a person,  temperament, character, personality, nature

disposition - Page 105  - She usually had a pleasant disposition.

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stashed - to hide or store away in a secret place

stashed - Page 121 - She had a suitcase stashed in the boathouse, just in case this ever happened.

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vandalize - to destroy or deface (public or private property) willfully or maliciously, wreck, wreak, break, sabotage, deface, spoil

vandalize -  Page 139 - Miss Nogard sadly shook her head. "I am very disappointed in you," she said. "Not only did you vandalize the dictionary. But then you lied about it."

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pang - a sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress, spasm, shooting pain, twinge

pang - Page 155 - For just a second she felt a pang of sadness.

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