Matilda - Roald Dahl Words

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• exalt Fill with sublime emotion
• seraphic Having a sweet nature befitting an angel
• precocious Characterized by exceptionally early development
• conceit Feelings of excessive pride
• tabloid Sensationalist newspaper with half-size pages
• lope Run easily
• blithely In a joyous, carefree, or unconcerned manner
• profoundly To a great depth psychologically
• remote Located far away spatially
• hearth A built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
• delicacy Subtly skillful handling of a situation
• appalled Struck with dread, shock, or dismay
• probe Question or examine thoroughly and closely
• rigid Fixed and unmoving
• retiring Reluctant to draw attention to yourself.
• cow Subdue or overcome by affecting with fear or awe
• petrify Cause to become stunned or immobile, as with fear or awe.
• clarity The quality of being coherent and easily understood
• indefinitely To an unknown extent
• snippet A small piece of anything
• ponder Reflect deeply on a subject
• ethereal Of heaven or the spirit
• vital Urgently needed; absolutely necessary
• cheeky Offensively bold
• venture Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
• impertinent Improperly forward or bold
• fester Generate pus
• stagnant Not circulating or flowing
• cesspool A covered cistern for waste water and sewage
• shrill Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
• prostrate Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
• matron A head nurse in a medical institution or school
• elated Exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
• solicitor A British lawyer who gives legal advice
• testament A legal document disposing of property after a death

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