The Lion, the The Lion, the Witch, and Witch, and
the Wardrobethe WardrobeKey Vocabulary – Part Key Vocabulary – Part
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See if you can See if you can correctly correctly
define the define the following following
vocabulary vocabulary words.words.
If necessary, If necessary, use the use the
context clues context clues from the from the sample sample
sentences tosentences tohelp you.help you.
meremereSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
I got a great deal I got a great deal on the painting. It on the painting. It
cost me a cost me a meremere $10.$10.
treacherytreacherySample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The spy was The spy was captured and captured and
thrown in jail for thrown in jail for his his treacherytreachery..
treacherytreacheryDefinition:Definition:
n.n. Behavior that is Behavior that is not to be trustednot to be trusted
perishperishSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
Many animals Many animals perishedperished in the in the
forest fire.forest fire.
dismaydismaySample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
To my To my dismaydismay, my , my favorite team lost favorite team lost
the game.the game.
dismaydismayDefinition:Definition:
n.n. Sudden helpless Sudden helpless fear of what is fear of what is
about to happen or about to happen or what has happenedwhat has happened
summonsummonSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The principal is The principal is going to going to summonsummon
the fighting the fighting students to his students to his
office.office.
shuddershudderSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The spooky noises The spooky noises in the haunted in the haunted
house caused Jason house caused Jason to to shuddershudder..
shuddershudderDefinition:Definition:
v.v. To tremble with To tremble with horror, fear, cold, horror, fear, cold,
etc.etc.
incantationincantationSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The wizard used an The wizard used an incantationincantation to light to light
the candle.the candle.
incantationincantationDefinition:Definition:
n.n. A set of words A set of words spoken to cast a spoken to cast a
magic spellmagic spell
shrillshrillSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The woman’s The woman’s shrillshrill scream sent shivers scream sent shivers
down my spine.down my spine.
shrillshrillDefinition:Definition:
adj.adj. Describes a Describes a sound that is high sound that is high
and sharpand sharp
vilevileSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
The The vilevile smell smell coming from the coming from the dumpster caused dumpster caused
us to plug our us to plug our noses.noses.
prodigiousprodigiousSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:
A A prodigiousprodigious amount of people amount of people
packed Times packed Times Square on New Square on New
Year’s Eve.Year’s Eve.