"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" vocabulary 1st/5th periods









Word List
abide
absurd
adore
aghast
beckoned
belching
colossal
corridor
craggy
criticize
currant
dally
dawdle
delectable
delicate
dervish
despicable
dotty
dozing
eager
entrance
envious
ferocious
fluster
froth
frump
gale
gall
gallant
gaping
ghastly
glistening
gorge
haste
hoard
hooligan
hypnotized
incinerator
indignant
intently
liable
ludicrous
luscious
nincompoop
nourishment
obstinate
pandemonium
pandered
petrified
precious
 
 


Definitions

 abide   (uhbiid) verb   
1.  Dwell (archaic).  
2.  Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.  
3.  to conform to the rules. to tolerate
4.  Put up with; endure; tolerate

 absurd   (uhbsurd) adjective   
1.  Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense.  
2.  without any sense; silly; crazy
3.  ridiculous, doesn't make sense, silly

 adore   (uhdawr) verb    Love intensely.   "he just adored his wife"

 aghast   (uhgast) adjective    struck by shock, terror, or amazement

 beckoned   (bEHkuhnd) verb   
1.  Signal with the hands or nod.  
2.  To call someone over with a hand motion.

 belching   (bEHlchihNG)    
1.  Expel gas from the stomach.  
2.  An explosion of smoke from factory chimneys.

 colossal   (kuhlosuhl) adjective    Huge, immense, very large

 corridor   (kawruhdur) noun    An indoor passageway. This is a room that only has doors.

 craggy   (kragee) adjective   
1.  Rocky and steep.  
2.  rugged looking with strong prominent masculine features
3.  bumpy and rugged, such as rocky land

 criticize   (krihtihsiiz) verb   
1.  Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.   "The paper criticized the new movie"
2.  To point out weaknesses or flaws.

 currant    noun   
1.  Any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams.  
2.  a small seedless raisin; a berry of a shrub

 dally   (dalee)    
1.  Behave carelessly or indifferently.  
2.  Waste time.   "Get busy--don't dally!"

 dawdle   (dawduhl) verb   
1.  Take one's time; proceed slowly.  
2.  to spend more time in doing something than is necessary.

 delectable   (dihlEHktuhbuhl) adjective   
1.  Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.  
2.  highly pleasant; delightful, enjoyable.

 delicate   (dEHluhkuht) adjective   
1.  Easily broken or damaged or destroyed.   "a kite too delicate to fly safely"
2.  Easily hurt.   "a baby's delicate skin"
3.  Very fragile, or fine.

 dervish   (durvihsh)    
1.  One that possesses abundant, often frenzied energy.
2.  one who dances and spins wildly
3.  somebody who behaves very energetically and out of control

 despicable   (dihspihkuhbuhl) adjective   
1.  Worthy only of being despised and rejected.
2.  really bad, not liked at all
3.  dislike greatly; deserving to be despised

 dotty   (dotee) adjective   
1.  Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.  
2.  Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness.  

 dozing   (dohzihNG)    
1.  Sleep lightly or for a short period of time.  
2.  Half asleep.   "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"

 eager   (eegur) noun,adjective   
1.  Marked by active interest and enthusiasm.   "an eager beaver"
2.  Very interested in doing something.

 entrance   (EHntruhns) noun,verb   
1.  Something that provides access (entry or exit).   "they waited at the entrance to the garden"
2.  A movement into or inward.  

 envious   (EHnveeuhs) adjective   
1.  That feels envy of another's possessions.  
2.  Jealous: desire someone elses life or belongings
3.  to want something someone else owns

 ferocious   (furohshuhs) adjective    Fierce; savage; violent.

 fluster   (fluhstur) noun,verb   
1.  Be flustered; behave in a confused manner.  
2.  Cause to be nervous or upset.  

 froth   (frawth) noun,verb   
1.  A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid.  
2.  bubbles formed in or on top of liquids.

 frump   (fruhmp)     A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman.   "she got a reputation as a frump"

 gale   (gayl) noun    A strong current of air with speeds from 25 to 75 miles per hour.

 gall   (gawl) noun,verb   
1.  Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing.  
2.  A skin sore caused by chafing.  
3.  The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.  

 gallant   (galuhnt) noun,adjective   
1.  Lively and spirited.  
2.  Having or displaying great dignity or nobility.   "a gallant pageant"

 gaping   (gaypihNG) adjective,verb   
1.  Look with amazement; look stupidly.  
2.  With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.   "the gaping audience"

 ghastly   (gastlee) adjective   
1.  Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.   "ghastly wounds"
2.  terrifyingly horrible to the mind or senses

 glistening   (glihsuhnihNG) adjective,verb   
1.  Be shiny, as if wet.   "His eyes were glistening"
2.  Reflecting light.   "glistening bodies of swimmers"

 gorge   (gawrj) noun,verb   
1.  A deep ravine (usually with a river running through it).  
2.  Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.  

 haste   (hayst) noun   
1.  Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness).   "he soon regretted his haste"
2.  The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.   "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

 hoard   (hawrd) noun,verb   
1.  A secret store of valuables or money.  
2.  Get or gather together.  

 hooligan   (hoolihguhn) noun   
1.  A cruel and brutal fellow.  
2.  A tough and aggressive or violent youth.

 hypnotized   (hihpnuhtiizd) adjective,verb   
1.  Induce hypnosis in.  
2.  put nto a dazed condition.

 incinerator   (ihnsihnuraytur) noun   
1.  A furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse).  
2.  A container used to burn material such as garbage

 indignant   (ihndihgnuhnt) adjective   
1.  Angered at something unjust or wrong.   "an indignant denial"
2.  rude or angry because of displeasure.
3.  upset, angry, or resentful

 intently   (ihntEHntlee) adjective,adverb   
1.  having the mind firmly fixed on something
2.  With a purpose, plan, or goal

 liable   (liiuhbuhl) adjective   
1.  Held legally responsible.   "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"
2.  Likely (to do something or have something happen to one).

 ludicrous   (looduhkruhs) adjective   
1.  so out of place or silly as to be funny; ridiculous
2.  utterly ridiculous because of being absurd, incongruous, impractical, or unsuitable

 luscious   (luhshihs) adjective   
1.  Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.  
2.  Something to eat that tastes very good.

 nincompoop   (nihNGkuhmpoop)     A stupid foolish person.  

 nourishment   (nurihshmuhnt) noun    food that is necessary for health and growth of our bodies

 obstinate   (obstuhnuht) adjective   
1.  Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.  
2.  stubborn; set in one's ways

 pandemonium   (pandihmohneeuhm) noun   
1.  A state of extreme confusion and disorder.  
2.  wild confusion and noise; up roar

 pandered   (pandurd)     Yield (to); give satisfaction to.  

 petrified   (pEHtruhfiid) adjective,verb   
1.  Cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned.   "The horror petrified his feelings" "Fear petrified her thinking"
2.  to be astonished; to be paralyzed with fear

 precious   (prEHshuhs) adjective,adverb   
1.  Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for.   "children are precious"
2.  Something or someone that is dear or beloved.