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Matilda Vocab Ch9-21
Matilda Vocab Ch 9-21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rapturously | feeling great pleasure or enthusiasm |
| delinquent | criminal |
| loathes | intense dislike |
| enthralled | capture the fascination of |
| skullduggery | underhanded behavior |
| apprehension | fear of something bad or unpleasant |
| denizen | an occupant of a particular place |
| culprit | a person responsible for a crime |
| plummeted | fall or drop straight down at a high speed |
| insolence | rude or disrespectful behavior |
| inedible | making marks that cannot be removed |
| prefects | a senior student authorized to enforce discipline |
| seraph | an angelic being |
| tread | walk in a specific way |
| divine | of, from, or like God or a god |
| phenomenon | a fact, or occurrence observed |
| precocious | usually advanced in mental development |
| conceit | excessive pride in oneself |
| bemused | puzzled or confused |
| appalled | greatly horrified |
| ethereal | too perfect |
| colossal | huge |
| apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad will happen |
| impertinent | nott showing proper respect |
| elated | extremely happy |