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Phantom Tollbooth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wordplay | Playful or clever use of words to create humor. |
| Peculiar | Abnormal or different from the usual expectation. |
| Wisdom | Accumulated knowledge or learning. |
| Ignorance | A state of not knowing; lack of awareness or education. |
| Expectations | Beliefs or hopes concerning what is possible in the future. |
| Doldrums | A boring, gloomy place, or state of mind, in which nothing happens. |
| Lethargy | A state of having very low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest or feeling; sloth, indifference, idleness, inactivity. |
| Killing Time | Wasting time. |
| Diction | Choice of words in speech or writing. |
| Surreal | Bizarre, weird, or eerie; having a dream-like quality; beyond real, very strange or unusual. |
| Humbug | A person involved in an act meant to trick or deceive someone; someone who pretends to be someone he is not; a dishonest or insincere person; nonsense; faker, fraud, imposter, phony. |
| Macabre | Of, Dealing with, or pertianing to death or the horrors of death; gruesome. |
| Corrupts | To cause to become harmed or damaged. |
| Rhyme or Reason | Having or showing good sense, logic, or meaning. |
| Disputes | Arguments or debates; things that people do not agree on. |
| Eat my Words | To admit that what you said is wrong. |
| Make Hay While The Sun Shines | To take advantage of an opportunity or get something done while you have the chance. |
| Leave No Stone Unturned | To consider every possibility when trying to solve a problem. |
| Quest | A journey made in search of something; expedition; adventure. |
| Point of View | A place from which you see something. The way in which one thinks about a situation or event. |
| Discord | A combination of sounds that is unpleasant. |
| Din | A loud ongoing noise; racket; clamor. |
| Disconsolate | Not or lack of confort |
| Jump to Conclusions | To decide something quickly without having a good reason for it. |
| Transformation | A major change in someone or something. |
| Trivial | Of little value or importance; petty, small. |
| Insincerity | The act of being phony or fake. |
| Gelatinous | Like jelly or gelatin, especially in consistency. |
| Conspicuous | Having much or full of; characterized by. |
| Castles in the Sky | Dreams, plans, and/or hopes that are unrealistic, impossible, or otherwise have very little chance of happening. |
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