marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

They also noticed that he now had a sort of _____ expression on his face—the sort of look people have when you are visiting a garden they’ve made or reading a story they’ve written.

an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade

"Couldn’t we have some _____?” said Peter. “I mean couldn’t we dress up as something, or pretend to be—oh, peddlers or anything—or watch till she was gone out—or—oh, hang it all, there must be some way.”

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

“I’m _____ to meet him,” said Peter, “even if I do feel frightened when it comes to the point.”

a small ax with a short handle used with one hand

“But in general, take my advice, when you meet anything that’s going to be human and isn’t yet, or used to be human once and isn’t now, or ought to be human and isn’t, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your _____.”

a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

“Because of another prophecy,” said Mr. Beaver.

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

“I didn’t like to mention it before (he being your brother and all) but the moment I set eyes on that brother of yours I said to myself ‘ _____.’”

being nothing more than specified

Even now he hardly dared to touch it, but at last he put out his hand, very quickly, and did. It was cold stone. He had been frightened of a _____ statue!

malicious satisfaction

And he stood there _____ over the stone lion, and presently he did something very silly and childish.

suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

They all looked so strange standing there perfectly life-like and also perfectly still, in the bright cold moonlight, that it was _____ work crossing the courtyard.

requiring serious thought

“And now”—here he suddenly looked less _____—“here is something for the moment for you all!”

offensive to the mind or senses

He grinned in a _____ manner as he set them down on the floor beside Edmund and said: “Turkish delight for the little Prince. Ha! Ha! Ha!”

a joyful feeling

But when the whole party saw the sledge stopping and who was in it, all the _____ went out of their faces.

any of various small animals or insects that are pests

“Speak, _____!” she said again.

habitual eating to excess

“What is the meaning of all this _____ , this waste, this self-indulgence?”