Tale of Despereaux Vocab Check Ch 1-15

shard

• anger for being treated unfairly

• a broken, sharp piece of glass or metal

• very noticeable; stands out

disappointment

• sadness or displeasure about something not going your way

• showing love

• long period of time

adoringly

• rude or inappropriate behavior

• untrustworthy

• showing love

tribunal

• a court to decide innocence or guilt

• painful or horrific experience

• punishment by death

renounce

• to be in a difficult situation

• formally proclaim your dislike for something you used to like

• long period of time

perfidy

• sharp and to a point

• something said in a soft way or whisper

• untrustworthy

egregious

• outstanding in a bad way; shocking in a bad way

• intensity or extreme passion for something

• polite

swoon

• long period of time

• to faint because of strong emotion

• painful or horrific experience

abyss

• bottomless pit

• showing love

• polite or refined like royalty

eons

• punishment by death

• long period of time

• untrustworthy