Definition Quiz

Gruel

• A thick soup

• A type of bread

• A thin, watery porridge

• A dessert

Astonishment

• A feeling of great surprise or wonder

• A state of confusion

• A type of intense joy

• A sense of overwhelming fear

Pinioned

• To be free

• To be held or tied down, especially by the arms

• To be lifted up into the air

• To be released and escape

Allotted

• Given a specific amount of something

• Taken away from every child

• Shared equally amongst everyone

• Wasted by the rich people

Confinement

• Trapping someone by their arms

• Being set free

• Taking away your food

• Being kept in a place, especially as a punishment.

Controverted

• To accept

• To argue

• To ignore

• To celebrate

Workhouse

• A place of work.

• A prison

• A school for education

• A place where poor people were sent to live and work.

Superintendence

• The act of ignoring

• The act of overseeing or managing something

• The act of celebrating

• The act of destroying

Stupefied

• The point of being unable to think clearly.

• Being considered unintelligent

• A magic spell

• Being happy with excitement

Temerity

• Fear

• Timidity

• Lots of confidence

• Doubt