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Wizard of Oz Vocab
Vocabulary terms from the movie The Wizard of Oz for GMU ELI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bright | intelligent |
| coward | one without courage, bravery : CHICKEN |
| disguise | to change the appearance or manner of to avoid recognition |
| esteem | the way one is regarded (viewed, perceived, <honored>) |
| fate | a predetermined course of events believed to beyond one’s control : DESTINY |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or pain with courage |
| fret | to worry; to cause to suffer emotional strain |
| guild | an association of people with similar interests or pursuits; especially : an association of merchants or craftsmen |
| hobnob | to associate familiarly |
| horse of a different color | something all together separate and different |
| incubator | a machine in which eggs are provided a warm, safe environment that simulates that provided by a hen so that the eggs can hatch |
| infinite | never ending |
| lame | having a body part that is disabled or not working properly due to illness or injury |
| mediocre | average: not of high quality |
| menace | causing problems |
| nasty | very unpleasant |
| nerve | bravery |
| petrify | to make stiff, unable to move (often because of fear) |
| polka dot | a design made of dots |
| scarecrow | a “dummy” made with straw to scare birds from fields or gardens |
| sheriff | the top police officer in a U.S. county police force |
| soothe | to make calm |
| tidy | neat; clean |
| tinker | to repair, adjust or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner |
| worthy | having value or importance |
| wizard | 1) one who practices magic; a sorcerer or magician |
| presume | to take for granted (to suppose to be true); to act overconfidently |