Phantom Tollbooth Ch. 5-8 Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mincing words | Wasting time by arguing |
| Rhyme and Reason | Common Sense |
| It goes without saying | It's very obvious |
| Make mountains out of molehills | Make something not important into something bigger and more troublesome |
| Light meal | A small lunch |
| Square meal | A healthy dinner |
| Eat my words | To regret what I've said |
| Just desserts | Fair consequences |
| Half-baked ideas | Careless thoughts, silly thoughts |
| Toe the line | Do what you need to to help |
| Sentence | 1) a group of words that expresses a complete thought or 2) a punishment from a judge |
| Which | 1) To choose or 2) A character who is confused with a homophone of her title |
| Synonym Bun | 1) confused with a type of food or 2) A word that means the same thing |
| Null | 1) Nothing or 2) the name of a land in the story |
| Brevity | Shortness |
| Faintly | Like its faded and hard to see; sort of |
| Macabre | Having to do with death and darkness |
| Barren | Having no life |
| Prosperous | Growing and thriving |
| Animosity | Anger and hatred |
| Ominously | Like it's threatening |
| Superfluous | Extra that's unnecessary |
| Repast | A calm meal |
| Distraught | To be terribly upset and alarmed |
| Harrowing | Extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening |
| Perilous | Dangerous |
| Fiends | Very dangerous beings, wicked people; devils; demons |
| Flattery | Excessive or insincere compliments |
| Famished | Hungry or starving |
| Wreckage | the remains of something that has been destroyed |
| Ceremoniously | Like you are doing something formally or properly |
| Stimulating | Lively; engaging |
| Commendable | Admirable |
| Striding | Taking long steps |
| Sympathetically | Like you feel for the person you are talking to |
| Brilliant | Smart or full of light |
| Cordially | Like you are nice and polite |
| Enormous | Huge |
| Contemplating | Thinking over something seriously |
| Scowled | looked angry, unhappy, or threatening |
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