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  1. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
    Because of this, the protagonist Stanley is Stanley Yelnats IV. Stanley's first name is his last name spelled backwards.
  2. Gypsy
    a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
    This great-great-grandfather had stolen a pig from a Gypsy who only had one leg.
  3. ratio
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
    His math teacher, Mrs. Bell, once taught ratios by comparing Stanley to a boy who weighed one third as much as he did.
  4. descendants
    all of the offspring of a given progenitor
    The Gypsy put a curse on the great- great-grandfather and his descendants.
  5. invent
    come up with after a mental effort
    If Stanley's great grandfather had not been robbed then Stanley might be living in a mansion in California instead of in a Texas apartment that smelles of burning rubber and foot odor caused by Stanley's father's attempts to invent a way to recycle old sneakers.
  6. arrest
    take into custody
    Stanley had been arrested on the day of the ratio lesson for a crime he did not commit.
  7. attempt
    make an effort
    If Stanley's great grandfather had not been robbed then Stanley might be living in a mansion in California instead of in a Texas apartment that smelles of burning rubber and foot odor caused by Stanley's father's attempts to invent a way to recycle old sneakers.
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