The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth Glossary

Hush

A calm silence

Puzzled

Confused

Gladness

Feeling joy or pleasure

Odious

Extremely unpleasant

Decayed

Fallen into disrepair; deteriorated

Infinity

A number greater than any assignable quantity

Mathemagician

One possessing superior mathematical skills

Cartographers

Mapmakers

Effusive

Over-the-top, as in praise

Ordinance

Law

Dillydally

To loiter, to dawdle, to take a long time; dragging one's heels

Perilously

Dangerously

Principality

A territory or jurisdiction over which a prince presides

Essence

The core of something; the real, ultimate nature of something

Reticence

A reluctance to speak; the quality of being reserved

Tumult

Loudness; chaos

Quagmire

Something one cannot extricate oneself from, like quicksand

Slavish

Like a slave; sycophantic; extremely dedicated

Balderdash

Foolishness; silliness

Commendable

Worthy of approval