The witchesvocabulary words

Churning means...

• agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

• not showing or feeling nervousness.

• extending or moving uniformly in one direction

Bloodthirsty means...

• Enthusiastic

• Reckless

• Savage

Which of the following would you most like to squelch?

• An adorable puppy in a store window

• A nasty rumor that you know is not true

• A holiday greeting card from a good friend

She reckons on doing away with one child a week.

Reckon means...

• guess, or imagine

• Put down

• Play

Perhaps she is smiling at the absurdity of such a suggestion.

Absurdity means...

• compute or calculate

• Inspiring horror

• Silly, hard-to-believe

My grandmother was tremendously old and wrinkled, with a massive wide body which was smothered in grey lace.

To smother is to

• Wonder and marvel

• Overwhelm or suffocate

• rise and move

"An absolutely clean child gives off the most ghastly stench to a witch," my grandmother said.

Ghastly means...

• It's shockingly, horrifyingly unpleasant

• It's magical

• it's funny

“What's more," my grandmother said, speaking with a touch of relish, “to a witch you'd be smelling of fresh dogs' droppings."

Relish means...

• great enjoyment.

• dislike

• Boring

"I was outraged.I simply couldn't bring myself to believe what my grandmother was telling me".

OUTRAGED means

• a feeling of Happiness

• a feeling of sad

• a feeling of anger and shock