Contributed by:
Ivan
This is a vocabulary list for important words and phrases coming from 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
1.
The Lion, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe
By: C.S. Lewis
2.
Air-raids
• attacks by air traffic, especially
on non-military targets
3.
Blue-Bottle
• a type of flying insect with a blue
body
4.
Inquisitive
• eager for knowledge; curious
5.
Looking-glass
• a mirror
6.
Moth balls
• small, styrofoam-like balls containing
chemicals to keep moths away from
clothing in storage
7.
Muffler
• a scarf worn around the neck for warmth
9.
Row
• a disturbance or quarrel
10.
Wardrobe
• a large cabinet-like piece of
furniture which serves as a closet
for storing clothes
11.
Wireless
• a radio without wires
12.
Queer
• strange or unusual
13.
Tea
• an English custom- a light meal
in the late afternoon
15.
Silenus
• a figure in Greek myth having the body
of a man, with the ears and tail of a
horse
16.
Nymphs
• beautiful female figures in Greek myth
who lived in wells or bodies of water
17.
Dryad
• beautiful female figures in Greek
myth who lived inside trees
19.
Bacchus
• the god of wine in Greek myth
20.
Jollification
• joyful celebration
22.
Lulling
• giving a sense of security, causing
sleep or relaxation
26.
Spiteful
• mean and hateful
27.
Groping
• feeling about in the dark
30.
Shetland Ponies
• very small but strong horses
31.
Gilded
• covered with a thin layer of gold
32.
Rug
• blanket used to cover one’s legs
34.
Hereafter
• from now on
35.
Son of Adam
• human boy
36.
Dominions
• lands under the rule of a king or queen
37.
Mantle
• a large cloak
38.
Turkish Delight
• a kind of candy, similar to gummy
bears
39.
Courtiers
• people who are not rulers but stay at a
royal court
40.
Nobles
• officials of lower rank beneath a king
or queen
41.
Snappishly
• in an impatient, bad-tempered way
42.
Flushed
• red and uneasy or upset
44.
Coolly
• calmly or without concern
45.
Logic
• good reasoning, thinking things
through
46.
Spectacles
• eyeglasses
47.
Inclined
• interested or likely
49.
Camphor
• a chemical used in mothballs
51.
Bearing
• going toward
52.
Prigs
• people too concerned with nice
manners
54.
Wash-out
• waste of time
55.
Premises
• place, area
56.
Treason
• betrayal of a ruler or government
57.
Chatelaine
• female ruler of a castle
59.
Fraternising
• being friendly
60.
Larder
• pantry, kitchen cupboards
62.
Token
• something to show identity or
friendship
63.
Festoons
• decorations
64.
Gum Boots
• rubber boots
66.
Mortar
• material used in building walls to hold
things together
67.
Stratagem
• strategy, plan
68.
Peddlers
• people who sell things door-to-door
70.
Jinn
• a race of supernatural creatures
71.
Turret
• a small tower
72.
Gloating
• feeling very satisfied and superior
73.
Satyrs
• a mythical creature, half man, half goat
74.
Centaur
• a mythical creature, half man, half
horse
75.
Crock
• a thick pottery jar or pot
78.
Sluice Gate
• a gate used to control the flow of a
river
80.
Repulsive
• disgusting
81.
Gaiety
• merry-making, celebration
82.
Vermin
• common harmful or objectionable
animals
83.
Gluttony
• excess in eating or drinking
84.
Glade
• an open space surrounded by woods
86.
Kingfisher
• a brightly colored bird
87.
Thrush
• a small songbird
88.
Pavillion
• a large, fancy tent
89.
Alsatian
• a large dog, now commonly known as a
German Shepard
90.
Ghouls
• evil beings that rob graveyards and
feed on corpses
91.
Boggles
• evil, ugly creature
92.
Ogres
• evil giants who feed on humans
93.
Minotaurs
• creatures that are half man and half
bull
94.
Hags
• evil old women, witches
100.
Campaign
• a military operation
101.
Seige
• a blockage of a strong place to force its
surrender
102.
Leering
• staring in an evil way
103.
Rabble
• a disorderly crowd
107.
Skirling
• making a high, shrill sound
110.
Giddy
• causing dizziness
113.
Prodigious
• enormous
114.
Saccharine Tablet
• an artificial sweetener
116.
Scepter
• a king or queen’s staff
117.
Revelry
• a celebration
119.
Consorts
• companions
120.
Quarry
• an animal being hunted
121.
Foreboding
• a feeling that something is going to
happen