Phantom Tollbooth Vocabulary Ch 1-2

Timothy did not want to argue with his friend anymore, so he was _________________ and agreeable the next time he saw him.

• balderdash

• effusive

• conciliatory

• wistfully

Her crazy story was nothing but ___________________ in my opinion because it did not make any sense.

• monotonous

• proclamation

• effusive

• balderdash

The _____________________ routine of the class became too boring for me.

• slavish

• monotonous

• unethical

• plumed

After watching Andre smile when the teacher gave him back his test, I could _______________ that he did well.

• slavish

• wistfully

• proclamation

• surmise

Monica's _________________ attempt at writing a narrative showed that she did not make much of an effort.

• monotonous

• slavish

• plumed

• unethical

It would be _________________ for a student to use a calculator on a math test without permission from the teacher.

• consiliatory

• plumed

• monotonous

• unethical

The teacher's _________________ praise for the class having good behavior for the substitute made the students happy.

• effusive

• wistfully

• conciliatory

• monotonous

The student's _________________ that she was moving to Japan stunned the class into silence.

• balderdash

• plumed

• proclamation

• unethical

The ladies' hats at the horse race were _____________ with feathers.

• surmise

• effusive

• balderdash

• plumed

The student ________________ walked back to his seat wishing that he had not yelled at his teacher.

• unethical

• wistfully

• surmise

• effusive