Redwall Vocabulary
Vocabulary words and definitions from Redwall by Brian Jacques.
Chapter One
- Novice - beginner, first order in a monastery before becoming a monk
- Buffoon - clown, foolish person
- Singed - burn the edges
- Yearnings - desires
- Sedate - calm
- Feign - pretend
- Jauntily - easily, cheerfully
- Nonchalant - pretending not to care
- Cloister - monastery
- Vermin - disgusting creatures like rats or cockroaches
- Benign - kind, without harm
Chapter Two
- Scourge - person who causes trouble or punishment
- Bilge - floor of a ship
- Graven - engraved
Chapter Three
- Angling - fishing with hook and line
- Culinary - related to cooking
- Ranting - speaking wildly
- Gyrate - move in a circular pattern
- Cavort - move merrily like a dance
- Legerdemain - magic trick with sleight of hand
- Aromatic - pleasant aroma or smell
- Swagger - to walk or strut with pride
- Precariously - uncertain, danger of falling
Chapter Four
- Mutiny - crew’s rebellion against a ship captain
- Insubordination - refusal to obey lawful commands
- Horde - large group, negative connotation
- Loathsome - something that causes loathing or repulsion
- Haunch - animal’s hip
- Careered - moved at high speed
- Juggernaut - destructive force
Chapter Fiver
- Slackened - decreased
- Replete - filled
- Spectre - ghost
- Trundle - roll
- Balmy - calm
- Rambler - a plants that grows by climbing upward
- Dormant - sleeping through winter
Chapter Six
- Blinkered - unable to see due to wearing blinkers or blinders
- Contemptuous - with contempt or dislike
Chapter Seven
- Derisive - a quality of showing scorn or derision to another’s statement
- Bristled - hair stands up from anger or fear
- Ferocity - fierceness
- Dignified - showing dignity or nobility
- Solitude - quietness, being alone
- Consternation - worry, dread
- Agitated - nervous
Chapter Eight
- Allotted - assigned
- Carnage - slaughter and destruction
- Phantom - ghost-like
- Garbed - dressed
- Wield - handle or use
- Omen - phenomenon that predicts good or evil in one’s future (often evil)
- Vivid - bright, intense
- Timid - shy, quiet
- Reverie - dream
- Incur - bring about
- Assumption - taking something for granted
- Baleful - mean-spirited
- Paltry - small, insufficient amount
- Plunder - things taken in battle from the losing side
- Recruits - those who have joined or been recruited to a team or group
- Impassive - without emotion or passion
- Motley - combination of different objects, usually uncoordinated
Chapter Nine
- Bounty - full supply
- Abode - home
- Disillusion - dissatisfied, losing hope
- Stolid - without emotion
- Invariably - always, not changing
- Ally - friend, someone on the same side
- Impulsive - acts on impulse without planning
- Chronicle - historical record
- Glib - insincere, flippant
- Evade - avoid
- Brazen - made of brass
- Construe - explain the meaning
- Perimeter - lining the outside
- Formidable - unbeatable strength
- Deterrent - prevents something from happening
Chapter Ten
- Shrewd - cunning, good at fooling others
- Berserk - crazy, wild
- Parapet - elevated section of wall
- Rampart - broad area for defense
- Consult - Discuss, look to someone for advice
- Bumpkin - simple person, usually an insult
- Mirthlessly - without mirth or joy
- Ponderous - large, bulky
- Menace - threaten
- Curt - short
- Roving - wandering
- Abruptly - quickly
- Insolent - disrespectful
- Idly - lazily
- Torment - torture
- Impudent - shameless, arrogant
- Deputize - acting as a deputy or in the authority of another
- Livid - angry
Chapter Ten
- Loth (or loath) - unwilling
- Heed - agree to obey
- Tactician - one who develops plans
- - the dress of a nun
- Speculation - conjecture or guess
- Veritable - can be verified as true
- Rudimentary - simple, basic
- Fatal - causing death
- Gullet - throat
- Daft - crazy
- Foraging - looking for food or supplies
- Emboldened - made bold
- Pinafore - apron
Chapter Eleven
- Loth (or loath) - unwilling
- Heed - agree to obey
- Tactician - one who develops plans
- Habit - the dress of a nun
- Speculation - conjecture or guess
- Veritable - can be verified as true
- Rudimentary - simple, basic
- Fatal - causing death
- Gullet - throat
- Daft - crazy
- Foraging - looking for food or supplies
- Emboldened - made bold
- Pinafore - apron
Chapter Twelve
- Pulpit - Stand from where a sermon is delivered at church
- Lounge - rest
- Hassock - cushion for kneeling
- Sentry - guard
- Devious - unacceptable, deviates from good
- Lithe - thin and flexible
- Sinew- tendon that connects muscle & bone
- Scaled - climb up and over
- Vital - necessary
- Mere - nothing more
- Ecstacy - intense delight
Chapter Thirteen
- Husband (archaic) cultivate the ground, manage the crops
- Industrious - working diligently
- Wistful - with desire
- Thrust and parry - sword fighting
- Stave - long stick
- Obliged - to do a duty
- Ruefully - sorrowfully
- Uncanny - unnatural
Chapter Fourteen
- Amble - walk slowly and easily
- Expendable - something you can get expend or get rid of
- Basilisk - a dragon or serpent-like creature from mythology
- Ascent - movement upward
- Fissure - crack
- Oblivious - unaware
- Obsidian - black rock
- Cowl - the hood or a robe worn by monks
- Furitively - secretly, silently
- Sinuous - with lots of sinews or tendons which attack muscle to bone
- Inert - non-living object that cannot move
- Snigger - snicker or half laugh
- Detachment - state of being unattached
- Wraith - spirit
- Impeded - slowed down, hindered
- Exhiliration - high with joy
- Laconic - few words, concise
Chapter Fifteen
- Subdued - quiet, depressed
- Conciliatory - placate, speak kindly to
- Infirmary - hospital
- Audible - can be heard
- Lopsided - crooked, off to one side
- Solicitous - anxious for another’s well-being
- Wince - tense up or draw back in pain
- Descent - downward movement
- Diversion - turn another’s attention to something else
Chapter Sixteen
- Barbaric - like barbarians, uncivilized
- Doddering - shakey from old age or weakness
- Frenzy - wild excitement
Chapter Seventeen
- Inept - without skill, incompetent
- Gallant - brave
- Pendantry - like a necklace or pendant
- Curtilage - yard that belongs to a building
- Lanky - thin (common connotation: skinny and awkward)
- Formidable - intimidating, difficult to beat
- Hefty - heavy, strong
- Peculiar - odd
- Merriment - happiness
- Yarn - story
- Haversack - military sack carried by a strap
- Repast - meal
- Ruminate - dennotation: chew the cud slowly; connotation: think slowly
- Reluctant - not willing
- Curmudgeon - angry person (in this connotation Basil uses it as a compliment which it usually is not.)
- Impudent - bold, shameless
- Piteous - needing help or pity
- Serenade - sing to an audience
Chapter Eighteen
- Relentless - without relenting or easing up
- Cudgel - club
- Lenient - easy, permissive
- Adder - poisonous snake
- Petrified - terrified so one could not move
- Flaccid - soft
- Sibilant - “s” sound or hissing sound
- Scaled - climbed
Chapter Nineteen
- Posthaste - with great speed
- Respite - rest
- Bailiff - local official
- Oblivious - unaware
Chapter Twenty
- Estimation - judgment
- Initiative - readiness to initiate or take action by oneself
- Plunder - goods stolen in battle
- Breach - break into
- Lull - temporary quiet spell
- Plummet - fall rapidly
- Richochet - fast zigzag motion
- Eluded - stayed away
Book Two: Chapter One
- Molten - liquid rock
- Upraiding - severely reproach or insult
- Moron - stupid person
- Unceremonious - rudely, without manners
- Precarious - unstable, dangerous
- Grotesque - unnatural and ugly, bizarre
- Covet - jealously wish for what others have
- Rivet - held in place, fixed
- Animatedly - with action, excitedly
- Feebly - weakly
- Maliciously - with malice or hate
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- denotation: bird’s colorful feathers connotation: fancy clothing
- Vanguard - front of an army
- Eccentric - strange
- Yearn - strongly desire
- Adjourn - end a meeting, leave
- Vitality - Strength, power to live
- Spasmodically - with spasms or jerks
- Sentry - guards
- Concoct - make up, cook up
- Lenient - easy, not harsh
- Spectral - ghost-like
- Vixen - female fox
- Unconcealed - not hidden
- Energetic - full of energy
- Boisterously - roughly
- Nought - nothing
- Quince - a yellow fruit that makes jam
- Mock - pretend
- Wry - a slanted or lopsided expression indicating disagreement
- Ingratiatingly - in agreement (connotation of being annoyingly in agreement)
- Devious - crooked, dishonest
- Espionage - the act of spying
- Flattering - trying to please (often dishonestly)
- Leisurely - unhurried, restful
- Sniggered - snickered
- Amble - walk slowly
- Oblige - due as a favor or duty
- Amateur:
- denotation: a non-professional connotation: an inexperienced person
- Impeccable - perfect, flawless
- Victuals - food
- Gingerly - carefully
- Feign - pretend
- Chagrin - disappointment
- Burnished - polished
- Supple - flexible, bendable
- Pristine - brand new condition
- Threshold - bottom of doorway one crosses when going through a door
- Abrupt - sudden
- Crestfallen - a disappointed face
- Adamant - insistent
- Gratified - grateful, relieved
- Noncomittal - without commitment
- Snout - jaw and part of the face that projects on many mammals, including beavers and dogs
- Garrulous - talkative
- Solitude - quiet, by oneself
- Reverie - dream-like state
- Buccaneer - pirate
- Delve - dig
- Jubilant - joyful
- Trifle - small amount
- Concede - agree the other person was right
- Dejected - disappointed
- Surveillance - observation of a place
- Rubble - pile of rocks and trash
- Dwindle - decrease
- Converse - talk
- Graven - carved
- Apex - top
- Rambling - walking aimlessly
- Cursory - very quick
- Piqued - irritated
- Levity - light heartedness, not serious
- Sly - cunning, tricky
- Dupe - deceive, trick
- Secretive - secret-like
- Fiendish - devilish
- Servile - servant-like, obedient
- Curtsey - feminine bow
- Pantomine - drama-like actions without speech
- Wager - bet
- Brazen - bold
- Tranquil - quiet, peaceful
- Venture - undertaking, endeavor
- Crucial - important, necessary
- Indignation - irritation
- Sheen - shining surface
- Niche - place in a wall (often has connotation of an assigned position)
- Fickle - changing easily
- Reverent - with honor, respect
- Receptacle - container meant to hold something
- Disconsolate - unable to be consoled or conforted
- Massive - extremely large
- Alacrity - cheerfulness
- Agitated - nervous, distrubed
- Consternation - alarm
- Intrepid - fearless
- Tenacious - stubborn
- Valiant - brave
- Dispersed - left to go in different directions
- Mirthlessly - without mirth or joy
- Sympathetic - understands another problem
- Rendezvous - prearranged meeting
- Ferocity - fierceness
- Retrieve - take back
- Taut - tight
- Confiscate - take, seize
- Gesticulate - wildly move your hands while talking excitedly
- Repulse - repel, drive back
- Retaliate - those who are wronged take like action against those who have wronged them
- Solemnity - solemn or serious attitude
- Mediator - judge or referee
- Timid - shy, frightened person
- Wistful - sad longing or desire
- Nightcap - drink taken before bed
- Pensive - thoughful
- Mischievous - causing mild trouble (the connotation is often playful trouble)
- Escort - guide, accompany someone
- Irate - angry
- Erudite - educated, studious
- Impassive - without passion or emotion
- Corroborate - confirm the same facts
- Laden - loaded with, full of
- Sarcasm - insulting irony
- Undignified - without dignity or respect
- Smirk - crooked, smug smile
- Adder - poisonous snake
- Uncoil - unwrap
- Languorous - with languor or laziness
- Undertaker - person who takes care of the bodies of those who have died
- Disgruntled - displeased, sulking
- Morsel - small mouthful
- Fastidious - demanding particular detail
- Blustering - noisy, loud, boastful
- Glutton - someone who eats to much
- Shackle - prisoner’s metal ankle bracelet
- Agile - lively, quick moving
- Aperture - opening like a door or window
- Placate - keep others calm
- Bickering - arguing over petty matters
- Arduous - requiring great physical effort
- Chapter Fifteen
- Carcass - body of a dead animal
- Guile - craftiness, deception
- Profuse - with abundance
- Twixt - between
- Speculative - speculating or guessing
- Carcass - body of a dead animal
- Wrath - anger
- Trepedation - fear
- Indignity - humiliation, insult
- Vying - competing
- Improvise - make something up on the spot
- Apprehensive - worried
- Reassure - to give assurance that things are well
- Deferentially - with deference or respect
- Converse - talk
- Despot - tyrant ruler
- Grandiose - very grand, overblown
- Recrimination - charge, accuse
- Interval - period of time
- Ditty - short song
- Caper - skip, dance
- Ecstasy - pure delight, joy
- Lunatic - crazy, insane
- Pathos - sorrow
- Aroused - awaken
- Dire - desperate
- Campaigner - those on a military campaign or battle
- Curry favor - expression that means to try to get approval of a superior
- Harangue - scold, bully
- Hapless - unhappy, unlucky
- Thwart - opposed
- Blighter - scoundrel, bum
- Audacious - bold, fearless
- Mock - pretend
- Censure - criticism, disapproval
- Surge - sweep in like flood water
- Vociferous - very vocal, talkative
- Avid - with enthusiasm
- Foliage - leaves
- Venerable - sacred object
- Scud - travel quickly
- Vagrant - traveling, without home
- Pandemonium - loud uproar
- Sparse - thin, light
- Prospect - possibility, opportunity
- Void - emptiness
- Negotiate - make an arrangement
- Giddy - dizzy
- Gallant - brave
- Inexorable - unstoppable
- Perilous - dangerous
- Peeved - annoyed
- Wily - tricky, deceitful
- Elegant - fine, stylish
- Cutlery - silverware, knives
- Cruet - glass bottle
- Galvanize - cause to act quickly
- Oblivious - unaware
- Notion - idea
- Retribution - punishment
- Juggernaut - powerful, moving force
- Console - comfort
- Sodden - soaked with water
- Scintillate - sparkle
- Filigree - delicate lacy design of gold or silver
- Extravaganza - lavish show
- Rostrum - speaker’s platform
- Miscreant - depraved person
- Paraphernalia - variety of equipment
- Relentlessly - without relenting or stopping
- Chide - scold
- Churlish - petty-minded, rude, mean
- Bereft - past participle of bereave, missing something or someone
- Nimbly - move quickly with ease
- Leveret - young hare
- Sustenance - food to sustain life
- Crimson - red
- Bounder - person with poor manners
- Naivete - innocense, inexperience
- Duffer - clumsy person
- Stentoriously - with loud voice
- Recede - move away
- Predators - animals that eat other animals
- Skirting - go along the edge or outskirt
- Aggressive - pushy when not provoked
- Emit - discharge, send forth
- Dissent - disagreement
- Frenzy - violent excitement
- Stealthily - quietly, secretly
- Octave - scale of musical notes
- Sparse - thin
- Implements - tools
- Marmalade - the orange color of marmalade fruit
- Audible - can be heard
- Fusillade - discharge of bullets or arrows at the same time
- Rappel - climb down steep wall or cliff
- Sporadic - irregular timing
- Vestigages - traces, evidence of
- Remorseless - without guilt or remorse
- Monitor - watch a situation
- Banish - expel, send away
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter FIVE
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Books 2 and 3
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