The Princess Bride Ch. 1-4 Vocabulary Quizs

droll

• funny and entertaining

• serious and somber

• odd, humorous

• boring and dull

simians

• apes

• lemurs

• monkeys

• tarsiers

dumpling

• a type of pastry

• a term of endearment

• a cooking method

• a type of vegetable

excision

• removal of material

• addition of material

• alteration of material

• preservation of material

sublimity

• beauty

• perfection

• mediocrity

• banality

insolvency

• bankruptcy; inability to pay debts

• financial stability; ability to pay debts

• liquidation; selling off assets

• creditworthiness; ability to borrow money

grappling

• boxing

• karate

• wrestling

• judo

visage

• face

• body

• hand

• foot

careening

• knocking, rolling randomly

• standing still

• moving in a straight line

• spinning in circles

bewilderment

• confusion

• clarity

• certainty

• understanding