Vocabulary
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
wardrobe: a large piece of furniture used to hold clothing
inquisitive: curious
parcels: packages
melancholy: gloomy
geography: arrangement of area of land
reigns: dominating power or influence
mantelpiece: shelf above the fireplace
jollification: jolly festivity
lulling: to put to sleep
spiteful: malicious
gilded: covered with a golden color
dominions: territory of control
mantle: a loose cape
courtiers: persons who are in attendance of a Royal court
camphor: medicine used to treat infection
nobles: officials of lower rank beneath a king or queen
flushed: red and uneasy or upset
trippers: British word for tourists
spectacles: eyeglasses
treason: betrayal of a ruler or government
crockery: dishes
logic: good reasoning; thinking things through
beckoned: to signal or summon
boughs: branch of a tree
festoons: fabric that forms graceful loops or scalloped folds
spade: digging tool
stratagem: a trick used to surprise or deceive an enemy
prophecy: a prediction made by a prophet
treacherous: untrustworthy
schemes: underhanded plans or plots
spire: pointed peak on a tower or roof
turret: small tower at the corner of a castle
centaur: mythical animal with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse
boughs: branch of a tree
festoons: fabric that forms graceful loops or scalloped folds
spade: digging tool
stratagem: a trick used to surprise or deceive an enemy
prophecy: a prediction made by a prophet
treacherous: untrustworthy
schemes: underhanded plans or plots
spire: pointed peak on a tower or roof
turret: small tower at the corner of a castle
centaur: mythical animal with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse
1. abide: tolerate
2. plaguy: annoying
3. frowsty: bad smelling
4. solemn: serious mood
5. cordial: interesting medicine
6. gaiety: cheerfulness
7. gluttony: excessive eating
8. councilor: members of a council
9. pavilion: a small, open shelter
10. bugle: a brass instrument like a small trumpet
2. plaguy: annoying
3. frowsty: bad smelling
4. solemn: serious mood
5. cordial: interesting medicine
6. gaiety: cheerfulness
7. gluttony: excessive eating
8. councilor: members of a council
9. pavilion: a small, open shelter
10. bugle: a brass instrument like a small trumpet
1. renounced: given up
2. siege: an attack
3. whet: to sharpen
4. liberated: to set free
5. remnants: remaining parts
6. alliance: agreement between persons or groups to work together
7. valiant: boldly courageous
8. quarry: to object or attack
9. plumage: feathery covering of a bird
10. prodigious: extraordinary in size
2. siege: an attack
3. whet: to sharpen
4. liberated: to set free
5. remnants: remaining parts
6. alliance: agreement between persons or groups to work together
7. valiant: boldly courageous
8. quarry: to object or attack
9. plumage: feathery covering of a bird
10. prodigious: extraordinary in size
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