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Vocabulary Unit 3b
Vocabulary from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" Read Aloud & Novel Study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | (adjective) eager for knowledge; intellectually curious |
| parcels | (noun) an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package |
| melancholy | (adjective) a gloomy state of mind |
| merely | (adverb) only as specified and nothing more |
| hoax | (noun) something intended to deceive or defraud |
| groping | (verb) to feel about with the hands; feel one's way |
| dominions | (noun) lands or domains subject to sovereignty or control |
| snappishly | (adverb) in an ill-natured and rude manner |
| sulky | (adjective) gloomy or dull |
| inclined | (adjective) disposed; of a mind to |
| premises | (noun) a tract of land including its buildings, grounds, etc. |
| fraternizing | (verb) to associate cordially or intimately with natives of a conquered country |
| beckon | (verb) to signal, summon, or direct by gesture of the head or hand |
| mortar | (noun) any of various materials or compounds for bonding together bricks, stones, etc. |
| reign | (noun) the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne |
| gloating | (verb) to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction |
| threshold | (noun) the entrance to a house or building |
| abide | (verb) to put with with; tolerate |
| dazzling | (adjective) so bright as to blind someone temporarily |
| self-indulgence | (noun) indulging one's own desires, esp. without restraint |
| strides | (noun) a long step in walking |
| pavilion | (noun) a light, usually open building used for shelter |
| crimson | (adjective) deep purplish-red |
| cheek | (noun) sassiness or disrespect |
| forfeit | (adjective) lost or subject to loss by forfeiture; something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract |
| campaign | (noun) military operations for a specific objective |
| siege | (noun) the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies |
| incantation | (noun) the formula employed for a spell or charm |
| giddy | (adjective) attended with or causing dizziness |
| ransacking | (noun) to search through for plunder |
| saccharine | (adjective) a small pill that resembles sugar |
| remnants | (noun) a remaining, usually small part |
| ambassadors | (noun) a diplomatic official of the highest rank sent by a government to represent it on a temporary mission |
| prophecy | (noun) the foretelling or prediction of what is to come |
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ecperkins
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