The Lion, the The Lion, the Witch, and Witch, and

the Wardrobethe WardrobeKey Vocabulary – Part Key Vocabulary – Part

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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.

meremere

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.

meremereDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Only; nothing Only; nothing more thanmore than

treacherytreachery

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

perishperish

perishperishSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Many animals Many animals perishedperished in the in the

forest fire.forest fire.

perishperishDefinition:Definition:

v.v. To die; to be To die; to be destroyeddestroyed

dismaydismay

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

summonsummon

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.

summonsummonDefinition:Definition:

v.v. To order to come To order to come

shuddershudder

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.

incantationincantation

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

shrillshrill

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

vilevile

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.

vilevileDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Very bad; foul Very bad; foul or disgustingor disgusting

prodigiousprodigious

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.

prodigiousprodigiousDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Very large in Very large in size, amount, or size, amount, or

degreedegree

(so large, it makes (so large, it makes you say, “Wow!)you say, “Wow!)