theocracy: a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities. "Nanny assumed Nessarose intended to set up some sort of theocracy, incorporating into the government laws of Munchkinland her own restrictive interpretation of unionism." page 288.
javelin: a light spear, usually thrown by hand. "Any torturer was fair game for javelin icicles." page 289.
musing: absorbed in thought; meditative. "Elphaba at last, coming back to the orchard from her musings. Nanny was gnawing at a piece of sugar candy." page 290.
reprimand: a severe reproof or rebuke, esp. a formal one by a person in authority. "She did not want to touch the broom again, but when she picked it up the life had gone out of it, and she carried it up to the witch's apartments expecting a severe reprimand." page 303.
frivolous: self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose. "And at first the discussion was frivolous- family memories, school days." page 313.
semblance: An outward or token appearance. "Or was it only put to him by Madame Morrible that he did, to assuage his obvious ego, his appetite for the semblance of power?" page 326.
apothecary: One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist. "She rummaged through her bag for some smelling salts, pulling out enough little bottles and satchels to set up her own apothecary business." page 327.
petulantly: Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish. "Nanny continued petulantly, "And we all thought they'd ambushed you earlier, to get you out of the way." page 329.
credulity: A disposition to believe too readily. "Almost intact upon the platform rigged up for the visiting dignitaries was stretching credulity enough." page 333.
menagerie: A collection of live wild animals on exhibition. "Chistery, now a patriarch in the castle menagerie, had plateaued at words of one syllable, and still seemed to have no clear idea of what he was saying." page 334.
blithely: Carefree and lighthearted. "Besides," Glinda went on blithely, "having some motherly instinct somewhere inside this pushed up bosom of mine, I gave her Nessa's shoes as a sort of protection." page 346.
vicinity: A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood. "She was glad for a moment that Nessarose's magicked shoes were safely out of the vicinity." page 349.
sanctimonious: Feigning piety or righteousness. "Murder is a word used by the sanctimonious," he said. " page 352.
eulogized: To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal eulogy. "The Doddery was a broad round tower, like a squat silo, sitting adjacent to the chapel in which doctor Dillamond had been eulogized. " page 364.
brigands: A robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band. "-oh all right, was brutally murdered by brigands unknown, have it you way. Brigands in the form of madame Morrible, that is what you mean me to suppose. So why really did you do it?" page 368.
drolly: Amusingly odd or whimsically comical. "What a treat," Avaric said. The dinner guests drolly applauded her." page 371.
recluse: A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude. "The good woman, the mystic and recluse, who disappeared to pray behind a waterfall." page 374.
Is it just me, or is this book REALLY confusing/boring to read? What do you think makes it that way?
-Monica Sharma (:
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THANK YOU MONICA!! haha and no its not just you i found it SUPER boring and confusing and not at all what i expected it to be. I think its this way because its very dense
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