The Phantom Tollbooth chapters 9 and 10

lured

• tempted; persuade

• pour down rapidly and in large quantities

• muffle or soften the sound of something

promontory

• a statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is

• A point of high land that juts out into a large body of water

• a ray of light 

gross exaggeration

• a statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is

  
  

• a piece of music played outside for the enjoyment of one person or a larger audience

• A point of high land that juts out into a large body of water

subsequent

• coming after something in time; following

  
  

• to carry

  
  

•  thin, bony, shriveled

  
  

luminous

• thin, bony, shriveled

• full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark

• muffle or soften the sound of something

cascade

• pour down rapidly and in large quantities

• muffle or soften the sound of something

• tempted; persuade

crimson

• A Greek root meaning color

  
  

• a deep rich red leaning toward purple

• a ray of light   

shaft

• a piece of music played outside for the enjoyment of one person or a larger audience

• a deep rich red leaning toward purple

• a ray of light   

gaunt

• coming after something in time; following

  
  

• thin, bony, shriveled

• full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark

chrom

• A Greek root meaning color

• a Greek root meaning time

• A Greek root meaning light