Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Melinda S. (United States of America)
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  1. raven
    a large black bird with a straight bill and long tail
    The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this; but all he said was, "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?"
  2. uneasily
    with anxiety or apprehension
    The Hatter was the first to break the silence. "What day of the month is it?" he said, turning to Alice: he had taken his watch out of his pocket, and was looking at it uneasily, shaking it every now and then, and holding it to his ear.
  3. considered
    carefully weighed
    Alice considered a little, and then said "The fourth."
  4. gloomy
    depressingly dark
    The March Hare took the watch and looked at it gloomily; then he dipped it into his cup of tea, and looked at it again: but he could think of nothing better to say than his first remark, "It was the best butter, you know."
  5. weary
    lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    Alice sighed wearily. "I think you might do something better with the time," she said, "than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers."
  6. savage
    wild and menacing
    "How dreadfully savage!" exclaimed Alice.
  7. mournful
    expressing sorrow
    "And ever since that," the Hatter went on in a mournful tone, "he won't do a think I ask! It's always six o'clock now."
  8. feeble
    lacking strength
    The Dormouse slowly opened his eyes. "I wasn't asleep," he said in a hoarse, feeble voice: " I heard every word you fellows were saying."
  9. treacle
    a syrup made of sugar cane
    "They lived on treacle," said the Dormouse, after thinking a minute or two.
  10. triumphant
    experiencing victory
    "Who's making personal remarks now?" the Hatter asked triumphantly
  11. sulky
    sullen or moody
    "There's not such thing!" Alice as beginning very angrily, but the Hatter and the March Hare went "Sh sh!" and the Dormouse sulkily remarked, "If you can't be civil, you'd better finish the story for yourself."
  12. indignantly
    in a manner showing anger at something unjust or wrong
    "One, indeed!" said the Dormouse indignantly. However, he consented to go on. "And so these three little sister -- they were learning to draw, you know --"
  13. muchness
    greatness of quantity or measure or extent
    The Dormouse had closed its eyes by this time, and was going off into a doze; but, on being pinched by the Hatter, it woke up again with a little shriek, and went on: "-- that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness -- you know you say things are 'much of a muchness' -- di you ever see such a thing as drawing of a muchness?"
  14. jog
    give a slight push to
    "I couldn't help it," said Five, in a sulky tone; "Seven jogged my elbow."
  15. courtier
    an attendant for a monarch
    First came ten soldiers carrying clubs; these were all shaped like the three gardeners, oblong and flag, with their hands and feet at the corners: next the ten courtiers; these were ornamented all over with diamonds, and walked two and two, as the soldier did.
  16. ornament
    something used to beautify
    First came ten soldiers carrying clubs; these were all shaped like the three gardeners, oblong and flag, with their hands and feet at the corners: next the ten courtiers; these were ornamented all over with diamonds, and walked two and two, as the soldier did.
  17. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
    Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and, last of all this grand procession, came THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS.
  18. crimson
    a deep and vivid red color
    Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and, last of all this grand procession, came THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS.
  19. procession
    the act of moving forward, as toward a goal
    Alice was rather doubtful whether she ought not to lie down on her face like the three gardeners, but she could not remember ever harinv heard of such a rule at processions; "and besides, what would be the use of a procession," thought she, "if people all had to lie down upon their faces, so that they couldn't see it?"
  20. nonsense
    a message that seems to convey no meaning
    "Nonsense!" said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was silent.
  21. decidedly
    without question and beyond doubt
    "Nonsense!" said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was silent.
  22. giddy
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
    "Leave off that!" screamed the Queen. "You make me giddy."
  23. timid
    people who are fearful and cautious
    "It's -- it's a very fine day!" said a timid voice at her side.
  24. pity
    share the suffering of
    "Did you say, "What a pity'?" the Rabbit asked.
  25. box
    a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
    "She boxed the Queen's ears --" the Rabbit began.
  26. chief
    most important element
    The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo ...
  27. difficulty
    a state of affairs requiring great effort to overcome
    The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo ...
  28. manage
    handle effectively
    The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo ...
  29. provoking
    causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
    ... and when she had got its head down, and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself, and was in the act of crawling away ..."
  30. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
    ... besides all this, there was generally a ridge or furrow in the way wherever she wanted to send the hedgehog to, and, as the doubled-up soldiers were always getting up and walking off to other parts of the ground, Alice soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed.
  31. quarrel
    have a disagreement over something
    The players all played at once without waiting for turns, quarrelling all the while, and fighting for the hedgeghogs; and in a very short time the Queen was in a furious passion, and went stamping about, and shouting "Off with his head!" of "Off with her head!" about once in a minute.
  32. Cheshire cat
    a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face
    ... when she noticed a curious appearance in the air: it puzzled her very much at first, but, after watching it a minute or two, she made it out to be a grin, and she said to herself, "It's the Cheshire Cat: now I shall have somebody to talk to."
  33. introduce
    bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
    "It's a friend of mine -- a Cheshire Cat," said Alice: "allow me to introduce it."
  34. dispute
    a disagreement or argument about something important
    When she got back to the Cheshire Cat, she was surprised to find quite a large crowd collected round it: there was a dispute going on between the executioner, the King, and the Queen, who were all talking at once, while the rest were quiet silent, and looked very uncomfortable.
  35. executioner
    an official who inflicts capital punishment
    When she got back to the Cheshire Cat, she was surprised to find quite a large crowd collected round it: there was a dispute going on between the executioner, the King, and the Queen, who were all talking at once, while the rest were quiet silent, and looked very uncomfortable.
  36. duchess
    the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
    "When I'm a Duchess," said said to herself, (not in a very hopeful tone though), "I won't have any pepper in my kitchen at all."
  37. hot-tempered
    quickly aroused to anger
    Soup does very well without -- Maybe it's always pepper that makes people hot-tempered," she went on, very much pleased at having found out a new kind of rule, "and vinegar that makes them sour -- an chamomile that makes them bitter -- and -- and barley-sugar and such things that make children sweet-tempered. . ."
  38. camomile tea
    tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers
    Soup does very well without -- Maybe it's always pepper that makes people hot-tempered," she went on, very much pleased at having found out a new kind of rule, "and vinegar that makes them sour -- and camomile that makes them bitter -- and -- and barley-sugar and such things that make children sweet-tempered. . ."
  39. stingy
    unwilling to spend
    "... I only wish people knew that: then they wouldn't be so stingy about it, you know --"
  40. tut
    utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
    "Tut, tut, child!" said the Duchess.
  41. morals
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
    "How fond she is of finding morals in things!" Alice thought to herself.
  42. doubtful
    open to suspicion
    "I dare say you're wondering why I don't put my arm round your waist," the Duchess said after a pause: "The reason is, that I'm doubtful about the temper of your flaming. Shall I try the experiment?"
  43. anxious
    eagerly desirous
    "He might bite," Alice cautiously replied, not feeling at all anxious to have the experiment tried.
  44. mineral
    composed of matter other than plant or animal
    "It's a mineral, I think," said Alice.
  45. custody
    holding by the police
    Those whom she sentenced were taken into custody by the soldiers, who of course had to leave off being arches to do this, so that by the end of a half an hour or so there were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice were in custody and under sentence of execution.
  46. execution
    putting a condemned person to death
    Those whom she sentenced were taken into custody by the soldiers, who of course had to leave off being arches to do this, so that by the end of a half an hour or so there were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice were in custody and under sentence of execution.
  47. sorrow
    something that causes great unhappiness
    "What is his sorrow?" she asked the Gryphon, and the Gryphon answered, very nearly in the same words as before, "It's all his fancy, that" he hasn't got no sorry you know. Come on!"
  48. mock
    imitating something; not genuine
    "Once," said the Mock Turtle at last, with a deep sign, "I was a real Turtle."
  49. dull
    slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
    "We called him Tortoise because he taught us," said the Mock Turtle angrily: "really you are very dull!"
  50. gryphon
    winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
    At last the Gryphon said to the Mock Turtle, "Drive on, old fellow! Don't be all day about it!"
  51. indignantly
    in a manner showing anger at something unjust or wrong
    "Certainly not!" said Alice indignantly.
  52. doubtful
    open to suspicion
    "Yes," ssaid Alice doubtfully: "it means -- to -- make -- anything -- prettier."
  53. simpleton
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
    "Well, then," the Gryphon went on, "if you don't know what to uglify is, you are a simpleton."
  54. delightful
    greatly pleasing or entertaining
    (Alice began to say "I once tasted--" but checked herself hastily, and said "No, never") "-- so you can have no idea what a delightful thing a Lobster Quadrille is!"
  55. quadrille
    a square dance for four pairs of dancers
    (Alice began to say "I once tasted--" but checked herself hastily, and said "No, never") "-- so you can have no idea what a delightful thing a Lobster Quadrille is!" "No, indeed," said Alice. "What sort of dance is it?"
  56. generally
    usually; as a rule
    "THAT generally takes some time," interrupted the Gryphon.
  57. tread
    put down, place, or press the foot
    So they began solemnly dancing round and round Alice, every now and then treading on her toes when they passed too close, and waving their forepaws to mark the time, while the Mock Turtle sang this, very slowly and sadly: --
  58. eager
    having or showing keen interest or intense desire
    "Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail. "There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail. See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!"
  59. shingle
    coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles
    They are waiting on the shingle -- will you come and join the dance?
  60. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
    But the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance --
  61. scaly
    having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
    "What matters it how far we go?" his scaly friend replied.
  62. porpoise
    any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
    "If I'd been the whiting," said Alice, whose thoughts were still running on the song, "I'd have said to the porpoise, 'Keep back, please: we don't want you with us!' "
  63. obliged
    having a moral duty to do something
    "They were obliged to have him with them," the Mock Turtle said: "no wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise."
  64. timidly
    in a shy or timid or bashful manner
    "I could tell you my adventures -- beginning from this morning," said Alice a little timidly: "but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then."
  65. impatient
    restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
    "No, no! The adventures first," said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: "explanations take such a dreadful time."
  66. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    He looked at the Gryphon as if he thought it had some kind of authority over Alice.
  67. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
    "Stand up and repeat "This the voice of the sluggard," said the Gryphon.
  68. declare
    state firmly
    "Tis the voice of the Lobster' I heard him declare, "You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair."
  69. persist
    refuse to stop
    "But about his toes? the Mock Turtle persisted. "How could he turn them out with his nose, you know?"
  70. eager
    having or showing keen interest or intense desire
    "Oh, a song, please, if the Mock Turtle would be so kind," Alice replied, so eagerly that the Gryphon said, in a rather offended tone, "Hm! No accounting for tastes! Sing her 'Turtle Soup,' will you, old fellow?"
  71. tureen
    a large deep serving dish with a cover
    "Beautiful Soup, so rich and green, Waiting in a hot tureen! ..."
  72. melancholy
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    "What trial is it?" Alice panted as she ran; but the Gryphon only answered "Come on!" and ran the faster, while more an dmore faintly came, carried on the breeze that followed them, the melancholy words: -- "Soo--oop of the e--e--evening, Beautiful, beautiful Soup!"
  73. tart
    a small open pie with a fruit filling
    Who stole the tarts?
Created on Thu Feb 07 19:32:15 EST 2013 (updated Fri Jan 31 08:39:37 EST 2014)

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