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The Magician's Nephew Vocabulary chs. 1-8
Match the vocabulary words with their definitions
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| vain | with no result |
| blubbing | crying loudly |
| indignantly | slighted |
| coiner | counterfeiter |
| cistern | water collection device |
| asylum | sanitorium |
| sage | wise person |
| charwoman | one who cleans fireplaces |
| adept | skillful |
| chivalry | knightly qualities |
| jaw | sassy talk |
| pluck | feistiness |
| gassing | jabbering on and on |
| bide | deal with |
| dotty | crazy |
| pincers | vice |
| sulky | sullen |
| deplorable | awful |
| contemptuous | mean |
| bosh | nonsense |
| minions | servants |
| shamming | conning |
| procure | acquire |
| treachery | evil doings |
| pax | Peace |
| hansom | two-wheel carriage |
| deucedly | devilishly |
| cowered | hid |
| hussy | brazen woman |
| sal volatile | pain reliever |
| throttle | hit |
| bared | shows teeth |
| cove | old fellow |
| brandished | swung menacingly |
| delirium | unconsciously |
| impertinent | rude |
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