eLearning: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Chapters 9 - 10
Vocabulary Words

Do not forget to make your flashcards for this week!
You will be able to use them on your Unit Vocabulary Test.

Word

affectionate

having affection or warm regard

askance

with disapproval or distrust

caper

to leap or prance about in a playful manner

custody

immediate charge and control exercised by a person or an authority

drawling

to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged

execution

a putting to death especially as a legal penalty

moral

a passage pointing out usually in conclusion the lesson to be drawn from a story

quadrille

a square dance for four couples made up of five or six figures chiefly in 6/8 and 2/4 time

sluggard

a habitually lazy person

tremulous

characterized by or affected with trembling tremors

venture

to expose to hazard

Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary based on use in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland .

Activities

created: December 22, 2008 | updated: December 28, 2013
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