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Narnia Vocab 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| campaign | military operation |
| siege | blockade of a strong place to force its surrender |
| leer | to stare in an evil way |
| shears | huge scissors to cut plants |
| muzzle | to cover the mouth of an animal |
| rabble | disorderly crowd |
| hoist | to lift up |
| whet | to sharpen |
| pact | agreement |
| appease | to satisfy |
| skirl | to make a high, shrill sound |
| vile | disgusting |
| incantation | spell |
| stead | place |
| romp | rough, fun play |
| briar | prickly bush |
| giddy | dizzy |
| slack | to slow down |
| grate | fireplace |
| prodigious | enormous |
| fusty | damp |
| ransack | to go quickly through a place stealing and smashing |
| liberate | to free or release |
| bay | a dog's deep bark |
| scepter | king or queen's staff |
| revelry | celebration |
| piercing | very high or loud |
| reign | the period when a king or queen rules |
| lurk | to hide |
| consorts | companions |
| quarry | animal being hunted |
| foreboding | feeling that something bad is going to happen |
| signification | meaning |