The Phantom Tollbooth Vocab. Chs. 1-3

Dejectedly

• To refuse

• In a way that shows you are unhappy or disappointed

• worrisome or nervous about something or someone

• happily involved

Impractical

• Not useful

• to be repetetive

• very bothered by practicing

• In an excited manner

Effusive

• Underwhelming

• Explosive

• Overwhelming

• Playful and engaging

Unethical

• Having good morals

• Not productive

• Not being able to persuade

• Morally bad

Turnpike

• A toll road or expressway

• A pike that has a turn in it

• A roadway that takes you from point A to point B

• A road that abruptly turns in the other direction

Audibly

• Not able to hear that well

• Making a loud noise

• Being heard

• Able to eat at any given moment

Perilously

• Being evil

• Acting very carefully

• Not noticing what's there

• In a dangerous manner

Conciliatory

• In agreeance with someone or something

• To gain favor or goodwill; to end disagreement

• To be victorious

• To make someone feel better: to lift their spirits

Surmise

• To analyze data thoroughly

• To summarize a lengthy text

• To infer or guess based on limited information

• To pretend

Brooding

• Deep contemplation or thought.

• A method of cooking
• A type of bird
• A style of painting