Alice in Wonderland Flashcards
Adjourn
to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
Alas
an expression of pity or grief
Audibly
heard of; capable of being heard
bristling
aggressively brisk or tense
Caucus
a group of people
Coax
the encourge or persuade
Commotion
noisy confusion
contemptuously
showing or expressing disdain or hatred
Currants
small dried fruit from the Medditeranien
Curtsey
to bend at the knees, a type of bow that is used to great someone offically
Indignantly
feeling annoyed at something belived to be unfair
Insolence
the quality or state of being insolent or showing disregard
Jogged
to move or shake with a push or success
languid
lazy or weak
Latitude
lines going north or south on a globe
Longitude
lines going East and West on a globe
Marmalade
a clear sweetened jelly with fruit
Moral
lesson to be learned
Patter
a repeated light tapping
Pretext
a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to hide the real intention or state of affairs