Graveyard Book Vocabulary

to present reasons against something you oppose

doubtfully or uncertainly

highest or final point

acting in a systematic way

brought in gradually

thinly spread or distributed

forever

lasted

unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean

not bright in colour, especially in a way that stops you from feeling cheerful

happening often and to many people or in many places

extremely worried and frightened about a situation, so that you cannot control your feelings

describing a voice or sound that seems to be produced deep in someone's throat

expressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand

not real, but produced from pictures or ideas in your mind

not often

a person who searches through things that other people do not want, for food or useful objects; an animal that will eat anything it can find

a room under a church, used in the past for burying people

someone whose job is to arrange funerals

reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment (don't confuse with "sensitive")

a very strong feeling of hatred

having the ability to stay calm and not become upset, even in difficult situations

a piece of metal fastened to a door, lid etc that allows it to swing open and shut

a part of your body that connects a muscle to a bone

creamy white color

bent or curved part

a feeling of great respect and liking for someone or something; a feeling of amazement

to polish something with a cloth

to put your arms around someone and hold them in a friendly or loving way; to eagerly accept a new idea, opinion, religion etc

looking at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so

relating to or belonging to the government of a town or city

covered with a lot of decoration

the act of saying that something is illegal

to move around the room and talk to lots of different people at a party; to mix two things together

someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job

a glass cup with straight sides that is used in chemistry for measuring and heating liquids

to hold your hands, teeth etc together tightly, usually because you feel angry or determined

making clothes etc from wool or cotton, using a special needle with a hook at one end

a short sword with a curved blade, used by sailors or pirates in the past

a soft black substance that is a kind of carbon, used in pencils, paints, and electrical equipment

to frighten or threaten someone into making them do what you want; to make someone feel worried and not confident

a feeling of anxiety or fear

dreary; miserable

when you show that you think someone or something is stupid or silly (scornful contempt)

area of control or influence

evil or harmful

huge

unable to be calmed or pacified

plead with, beg

not neat or clean in appearance

to secretly plan with someone else to do something illegal

to examine someone or something very carefully

to make someone feel confused because it is difficult to understand

never changing or impossible to change

to look very carefully at something, especially because you are having difficulty seeing it

to make someone feel slightly uncomfortable, annoyed, or embarrassed

good enough for people to live in

careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful