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 |
| becoming | 102 |
attractively suitable |
| clamour | 116 |
a loud continuous noise |
| dismay | 109 |
sudden loss of courage or resolution from alarm or fear |
| dunce | 105 |
a slow-witted or stupid person |
| fidget | 104 |
to move or act restlessly or nervously |
| herald | 103 |
an official crier or messenger |
| lowing | 116 |
moo; throat noise of a cow |
| muddle | 103 |
a state of especially mental confusion |
| obstacle | 113 |
something that impedes progress or achievement |
| parchment | 101 |
the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| pun | 114 |
the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound |
| scroll | 103 |
a roll (as of papyrus, leather, or parchment) for writing a document |
| signify | 110 |
to show especially by a conventional token |
| sixpence | 113 |
a former British monetary unit equal to six pennies |
| spectacles | 103 |
something suggesting a pair of glasses |
| suppress | 106 |
to keep from public knowledge |
| vague | 109 |
not clearly defined, grasped, or understood |
| verdict | 103 |
the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial |
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:
January 5, 2009
Cowden-Herrick Schools