Do not forget to make your flashcards for this week!
You will be able to use them on your Unit Vocabulary Test.
Word |
Page # |
Definition |
| adjourn | 25 |
to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| audibly | 25 |
heard of capable of being heard |
| barrow | 37 |
a cart with a shallow box body, two wheels, and shafts for pushing it |
| caucus | 25 |
a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| comfit | 26 |
a candy consisting of a piece of fruit, a root (as licorice), a nut, or a seed coated and preserved with sugar |
| consultation | 23 |
the act of consulting or conferring |
| directly | 32 |
without delay |
| insolence | 24 |
the quality or state of being insolent or showing disregard |
| melancholy | 25 |
depression of spirits |
| pretext | 30 |
a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| sulky | 23 |
sulky or given to spells of sulking or moodiness |
| usurpation | 24 |
to take the place of by or as if by force |
Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary based on use in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland .
by: Casey Jo Burrus © 2008
Bingham, Illinois
updated:
December 24, 2008
Cowden-Herrick Schools