Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

invisible : impossible to see

confess : to admit or acknowledge something

diligent : marked by persevering, painstaking effort

snout : the projecting nose of an animal

alarm : a sudden fear caused by the realization of danger

exhausted : worn out completely

ramble - 1 : wander

bristle : become angry or irritated

shrill : high-pitched and piercing in tone or sound

chorus : a group who speak or sing in unison

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

a general or comprehensive view - survey - n.

embrace, usually with affection - clasp

first in importance, rank, worth, or degree - principal

moving and bending with agility; limber - supple

the hair on a man's cheeks and chin - whisker

an unsettled, uncultivated region left to its natural conditions - wilderness

to fill with wonder or amazement - astonish

determined - resolute

a mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread and wonder inspired by authority - awe

marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort - awkward

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

horror : I shall never forget the ... of that moment.

memorandum : You will forget, though, if you don't make a ... of it.

affectionate : Tweedledum gave his brother an ... hug.

cinder : Alice noticed several of the chessmen down in the hearth among the ....

convenient : Only think how ... it would be if you could manage to go home without it!

excuse - v. : The governess would never think of ... me from lessons.

melancholy : Then came another of the ... little sighs.

rapid : The ... journey through the air had quite taken away the Queen's breath.

advertisement : That's just like the ... when people lose dogs.

caterpillar : At last the ... addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice.