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Vocabulary
The BFG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the act of being surprised or shocked | astonishment |
| to take for granted; assume; expect | presume |
| to reach for and seize; grab suddenly | snatch |
| to drink greedily | guzzle |
| not speaking or telling; quiet | mum |
| changed the form or look of something | transfigured |
| to fight or work against | resist |
| very grand or splendid; superb | magnificent |
| a child without parents | orphan |
| a certain way of walking or running | pace |
| to come together and move in a large group | swarm |
| very large or great; enormous | colossal |
| startled; stunned; surprised | aghast |
| a soft crackling sound | rustle |
| failure; disaster | fiasco |
| awful; hideous; frightful | gruesome |
| disgusting; ugly, nasty | repulsive |
| a narrow opening as in a rock or wall; crack | crevice |
| to search in a thorough way | rummage |
| pain; torment; grief; heartache | anguish |
| the ability to see through | translucent |
| very hungry | ravenous |
| odd; strange | peculiar |
| something that has been or can be seen; sight | spectacle |