The Sneetches and Other Stories Glossary

The Sneetches and Other Stories Glossary

Snoot

Slang term related to the nose

Whimpering

Sniveling and crying in a whiny manner

Frankfurter

Alternative term for a hot dog wiener

Moping

Sitting around pouting and sulking and feeling sorry for oneself

Keen

Intensely focused and aware

Dreadful

Descriptive of something so appalling or ghastly as to inspired terror or dismay

Peculiar

Very unusual and offbeat

Clambered

The act of climbing inside or into something

Grief

A feeling of misery and unhappiness which is only ironically described—as in this particular case—as being “good.”

Sly

Done in a sneaky way full of clever deception

Contraption

An ambiguous term for any complicated new machinery

Frightfully

To an excessive or extreme degree

Prairie

Expansive topographical area characterized by flat grasslands

Groove

A channel or trench dug into an otherwise even surface

Budging

Slightly pushing or shoving something or someone to make it move against its will

Wondrous

Something considered so astounding as to exist well beyond the ordinary

Shrieked

Having loudly cried in fearful surprise

Errand

A small task or chore assigned to be carried out

Shiver

A quivering trembling of the body often caused by fear or anxiety

Britches

An old-fashioned or quaint term for trousers; pants

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