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Q3 Week 1 Vocabulary
Phantom Tollbooth Chapters 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adept | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
| decree | a legally binding command or decision |
| effusive | uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm |
| imposter | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
| indignantly | in a manner showing anger at something unjust or wrong |
| interject | speak abruptly, especially as an interruption |
| monotonous | tediously repetitious or lacking in variety |
| ordinance | an authoritative rule |
| overwrought | deeply agitated especially from emotion |
| prominent | conspicuous in position or importance |
| quizzically | in a questioning manner |
| strenuous | taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance |
| surmise | infer from incomplete evidence |
| tumult | a state of common noise and confusion |
| unethical | not conforming to approved standards of social behavior |