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Phantom Tollbooth
Vocabulary from the Story
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fiend | the devil; a wicked or cruel person; an evil supernatural being |
| Steadfast | not changing; loyal firmly in place |
| Scandalous | containing shocking information; an action, situation, or behavior that seriously offends the standards of society |
| Connotation | a meaning of a word that is suggested or implied from it's literal definition (opposite of a denotation) |
| Misapprehension | incorrect understanding; wrong idea |
| Consideration | careful thought |
| Strenuous | requiring great effort or energy; |
| Lethargy | feeling as if you have no energy; not wanting to move or do anything |
| Suburb | an area or community located just outside of the city. away from the main part, where there are fewer big buildings and mainly schools and houses. |
| Ignorance | lack of knowledge; uneducated; unaware |
| Speculate | to guess, using information that uncertain or incomplete |
| Precautionary | done or made to prevent harm or danger |
| Presume | to take for granted; assume something to be the case |
| Surmise | a guess using on intuition or imagination |
| Expectation | waiting or looking forward to something; the belief that something is likely to happen |