Alice in Wonderland Vocabulary
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audgepaudge16 on April 5, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 parody | a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| antipathies | a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion |
| timid | lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy |
| adjourn | to defer or postpone to a later time |
| caucus | a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, determine a strategy, etc. |
| pretexts | something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse |
| contemptuously | showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful |
| contradict | to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically |
| wretched | very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable |
| subdued | quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled |
| cauldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| absurd | utterly or obviously senseless; illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false |
| giddy | affected with vertigo; dizzy |
| indignantly | feeling, Characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base |
| clamor | a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people |
| furrow | a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow |
| offended | to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in |
| suppressed | to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.) |
| melancholy | a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression |
| crimson | deep purplish-red |
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