Tale of Despereaux Vocabulary Chapters 1-8

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 litter

• a note

• a group of young animal siblings born at the same time

• things in the alphabet

• a toy

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adore

• to despise

• something you close to keep someone out

• to love and respect deeply

• to make a song

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despair

• complete loss of hope

• a pair of something

• happiness

• to treat someone badly

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tribunal

• a group of people at a party

• a hot dog bun with three sides

• a game you play with three people

• a court of justice

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rodent

• a gnawing mammal with sharp front teeth

• an animal that lives in the ocean

• a reptile

• an amphibian

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spool

• a small pool for a dollhouse

• a utensil to eat with

• a cylinder around which thread is wound

• a ball

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velvet

• a thick and luxurious fabric with a high soft pile

• a pile of bricks

• a toy

• a fabric that is rough and uncomfortable

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protest

• to agree

• an argument or action made in disapproval of something

• to study with friends

• a test you take after the lesson is taught

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dismal

• extreme happiness

• when you get out of school

• something that is small

• depressing and dreary

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molding

• a color

• when something goes bad

• a strip of wood used in decoration

• a cake

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instinct

• when something no longer exists

• something that smells

• something that is learned

• a way of behaving that is automatically known and not learned

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squint

• to look at something closely with the eyes partially closed

• to look at something beautiful

• to open your eyes wide

• to blink many times