Phantom Tollbooth Vocabulary ch. 6-10

deeply upset and agitated

• composed

• distraught

• perilous

• tranquil

full of danger or risk

• vulnerable

• harrowing

• perilous

• chaotic

"After a pleasant chat with the princess, all that remains is a leisurely ride back through those chaotic crags whose frightening fiends have sworn to tear any intruder limb from limb..."

What does 'crags' and 'fiends' mean?

• deep water/ ghosts

• fields/ friends

• rugged rock/ monsters

• tall grass/ gods

"The road bent itself around a broad promontory." What does promontory mean?

• a high point of land; plateau

• a low point of land; valley

• a large lake

• a crater

"To the left and right were the violins and cellos, whose bows moved in great waves, and behind them in numberless profusion the piccolos, flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, horns......were all playing at once."

What does profusion mean?

• effort

• rare

• short supply

• a great quantity

"On a high podium in front stood the conductor, a tall, gaunt man with dark deep-set eyes...." What is the meaning of the word gaunt?

• well dressed

• creepy

• thin and bony

• stubborn

"One son went south and became the Unabridged, king of Dictionopolis, and the other went north and became the Mathemagician, ruler of Digitopolis..."

What is the meaning of the word Unabridged?

• complete

• shortened

• wordy

• connecting