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Q3 Week 7 Vocabulary
Phantom Tollbooth Chapters 17-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bedlam | An extreme state of confusion and disorder |
| doff | Remove |
| doggedly | With obstinate determination |
| engrossed | Given or marked by complete attention |
| erratic | Liable to sudden unpredictable change |
| exploit | A notable achievement |
| gnarled | Old and twisted and covered in lines |
| ledger | An accounting journal as a physical object |
| loathsome | Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust |
| rapt | Feeling great delight and interest |
| sheepish | Showing a sense of shame |
| silhouette | An outline of a solid object as cast by its shadow |
| stealthily | In a manner marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
| subside | Wear off or die down |
| transfixed | Having your attention fixated |
| villainous | Extremely wicked |