Vocabulary List: 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'

Contributed by:
Ivan
This is a vocabulary list for important words and phrases coming from 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
1. The Lion, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe
By: C.S. Lewis
2. Air-raids
• attacks by air traffic, especially
on non-military targets
3. Blue-Bottle
• a type of flying insect with a blue
body
4. Inquisitive
• eager for knowledge; curious
5. Looking-glass
• a mirror
6. Moth balls
• small, styrofoam-like balls containing
chemicals to keep moths away from
clothing in storage
7. Muffler
• a scarf worn around the neck for warmth
8. Parcels
• packages
9. Row
• a disturbance or quarrel
10. Wardrobe
• a large cabinet-like piece of
furniture which serves as a closet
for storing clothes
11. Wireless
• a radio without wires
12. Queer
• strange or unusual
13. Tea
• an English custom- a light meal
in the late afternoon
14. Sardines
• small fish
15. Silenus
• a figure in Greek myth having the body
of a man, with the ears and tail of a
horse
16. Nymphs
• beautiful female figures in Greek myth
who lived in wells or bodies of water
17. Dryad
• beautiful female figures in Greek
myth who lived inside trees
18. Stag
• a male deer
19. Bacchus
• the god of wine in Greek myth
20. Jollification
• joyful celebration
21. Merely
• simply
22. Lulling
• giving a sense of security, causing
sleep or relaxation
23. Batty
• crazy
24. Rapped
• knocked
25. Hoax
• trick
26. Spiteful
• mean and hateful
27. Groping
• feeling about in the dark
28. Sulking
• pouting
29. Sledge
• sleigh
30. Shetland Ponies
• very small but strong horses
31. Gilded
• covered with a thin layer of gold
32. Rug
• blanket used to cover one’s legs
33. “pray”
• “tell me”
34. Hereafter
• from now on
35. Son of Adam
• human boy
36. Dominions
• lands under the rule of a king or queen
37. Mantle
• a large cloak
38. Turkish Delight
• a kind of candy, similar to gummy
bears
39. Courtiers
• people who are not rulers but stay at a
royal court
40. Nobles
• officials of lower rank beneath a king
or queen
41. Snappishly
• in an impatient, bad-tempered way
42. Flushed
• red and uneasy or upset
43. Savagely
• angrily
44. Coolly
• calmly or without concern
45. Logic
• good reasoning, thinking things
through
46. Spectacles
• eyeglasses
47. Inclined
• interested or likely
48. Trippers
• tourists
49. Camphor
• a chemical used in mothballs
50. Bagged
• stolen
51. Bearing
• going toward
52. Prigs
• people too concerned with nice
manners
53. Crockery
• dishes
54. Wash-out
• waste of time
55. Premises
• place, area
56. Treason
• betrayal of a ruler or government
57. Chatelaine
• female ruler of a castle
58. Harbouring
• hiding
59. Fraternising
• being friendly
60. Larder
• pantry, kitchen cupboards
61. Dodging
• avoiding
62. Token
• something to show identity or
friendship
63. Festoons
• decorations
64. Gum Boots
• rubber boots
65. Oilskins
• raincoats
66. Mortar
• material used in building walls to hold
things together
67. Stratagem
• strategy, plan
68. Peddlers
• people who sell things door-to-door
69. Simple
• foolish
70. Jinn
• a race of supernatural creatures
71. Turret
• a small tower
72. Gloating
• feeling very satisfied and superior
73. Satyrs
• a mythical creature, half man, half goat
74. Centaur
• a mythical creature, half man, half
horse
75. Crock
• a thick pottery jar or pot
76. Plaguey
• bothersome
77. Frowsty
• messy
78. Sluice Gate
• a gate used to control the flow of a
river
79. Cordial
• medicine
80. Repulsive
• disgusting
81. Gaiety
• merry-making, celebration
82. Vermin
• common harmful or objectionable
animals
83. Gluttony
• excess in eating or drinking
84. Glade
• an open space surrounded by woods
85. Alighting
• landing
86. Kingfisher
• a brightly colored bird
87. Thrush
• a small songbird
88. Pavillion
• a large, fancy tent
89. Alsatian
• a large dog, now commonly known as a
German Shepard
90. Ghouls
• evil beings that rob graveyards and
feed on corpses
91. Boggles
• evil, ugly creature
92. Ogres
• evil giants who feed on humans
93. Minotaurs
• creatures that are half man and half
bull
94. Hags
• evil old women, witches
95. Spectres
• ghosts
96. Cheek
• disrespect
97. Treachery
• betrayal
98. Forfeit
• owed
99. Renounce
• to give up
100. Campaign
• a military operation
101. Seige
• a blockage of a strong place to force its
surrender
102. Leering
• staring in an evil way
103. Rabble
• a disorderly crowd
104. Whet
• sharpen
105. Pact
• agreement
106. Appeased
• satisfied
107. Skirling
• making a high, shrill sound
108. Vile
• disgusting
109. Stead
• place
110. Giddy
• causing dizziness
111. Slacking
• slowing
112. Grate
• fireplace
113. Prodigious
• enormous
114. Saccharine Tablet
• an artificial sweetener
115. Bay
• a deep bark
116. Scepter
• a king or queen’s staff
117. Revelry
• a celebration
118. Lurking
• hiding
119. Consorts
• companions
120. Quarry
• an animal being hunted
121. Foreboding
• a feeling that something is going to
happen