THE HOBBIT

Vocabulary List Chapters 1-5

Prof. Mat Messerschmidt & Prof. Cristina Popa Chapter 1 38 dwarf 39 hobbit 40 to be fond of 41 to blunder 42 sole 43 queer 44 to take notice 45 to fasten oneself 46 goblin 47 prosy 48 to scuttle 49 staff 50 flustered 51 spade 52 throng 53 haughty 54 flummoxed 55 sorcery 56 dungeon 57 cavern 58 hollow

59 goblet 60 to shudder 61 audacious 62 to scowl 63 rune 64 intricate 65 burglar 66 obstinate (ly) 67 plunder 68 maiden

Chapter 2 69 trifle 70 outlandish 71 punctual 72 laden 73 to amble 74 drear/dreary 75 grumpy 76 to bolt 77 glum 78 to mutter 79 canny 80 to scuttle 81 toothsome

82 troll 83 to pick a pocket 84 to cop 85 twitter 86 sheath 87 provisions

Chapter 3 88 to ford 89 to tackle 90 slope 91 dwelling 92 narrow 93 steep 94 gully 95 ravine 96 bank (of a river) 97 palpitating 98 gruesome 99 venerable 100hoard 101cleave 102vexed

Chapter IV

103pass 104shrill 105to gallop 106dim (valley) 107stuffy 108to pinch 109to rummage 110to finger 111ingenious 112orderly 113prosperous

Chapter V 114to grope 115slimy 116to throttle 117sneaky 118nasty 119to hiss 120to splutter 121to wriggle 122to squirm 123oddment 124to gall 125screech

126suspicion 127gurgling 128to curse 129menacing 130crouched 131to vanish 132to wobble

Chapter 1 133dwarf: a short, strong magical creature that lives inside mountains 134hobbit: a kind of creature invented by JRR Tolkienn 135to be fond of: to like 136to blunder: 1) to make a mistake 2) to move making a lot of noise 137sole: the bottom of ones foot 138queer: weird 139to take notice: (means the same as just notice) 140to fasten: to set something so that it is tight and locked in place 141goblin: an ugly imaginary creature 142prosy : boring 143to scuttle: to move quickly and hurriedly 144staff: a stick used for walking 145flustered: exasperated 146spade: shovel 147throng: a huge crowd 148haughty: arrogant, thinking of oneself as very important 149flummoxed: confused and exasperated 150sorcery: magic 151dungeon: underground prison 152cavern: cave 153hollow: empty 154goblet: a fancy drinking cup 155to shudder: to shake with disgust or dislike

156audacious: the opposite of shy, and maybe a little bit rude 157to scowl: to frown 158rune: an old letter (like in the introduction before chapter 1) 159intricate: complicated 160burglar: thief, robber 161obstinate (ly): stubborn 162plunder: steal many things from one place 163maiden: a young, unmarried girl or woman

Chapter 2 164trifle a small, unimportant thing 165outlandish ridiculous, unheard of 166punctual on time, not late 167laden loaded, burdened 168to amble to walk in a relaxed way without a goal in mind 169drear/dreary gray and sad-looking 170grumpy in a bad mood 171to bolt to sprint quickly away, or to lock a door with a big lock 172glum sad 173to mutter to say something quietly and in a way that suggests that you are in a bad mood 174canny - careful 175toothsome - tasty 176troll a very big and very ugly creature from fantasy stories 177to pick a pocket to steal something from someones pocket

178to cop to steal 179twitter to make a lot of short high sounds like a bird, or to shiver with excitement 180sheath a covering for a sword 181provisions supplies, especially food, that allow you to survive

Chapter 3 182to ford to cross a shallow river by walking across it 183to tackle 184slope the side of a hill; slanted ground 185dwelling a home 186narrow opposite of wide; thin 187steep describes ground that is very slanted, like the side of a mountain or cliff 188gully a small valley 189ravine a small valley 190bank (of a river) the shore of a river 191palpitating throbbing, pulsing, swelling in rhythm 192gruesome ugly and violent or disgusting 193venerable very respectable 194hoard a huge amount of wealth or treasure in one place belonging to one person 195cleave to cut through 196vexed confused and frustrated

Chapter IV

197pass a path through mountains 198shrill describes a high-pitched sound that hurts your ears 199to gallop to run like a horse. When a horse runs, we say it gallops. 200dim (valley) dark, without much light 201stuffy describes dusty air that is not nice to breathe 202to pinch to squeeze something or someone between two fingers 203to rummage to look through 204to finger to touch something with your fingers 205ingenious describes an idea that is very intelligent 206orderly organized 207prosperous rich and successful Chapter V 208to grope to try to grab something 209slimy wet, slippery, and gross 210to throttle to punch 211sneaky doing things while trying not to be noticed by other people 212nasty disgusting, unpleasant. When it describes people: mean. 213to hiss to make the s sound, like a snake does 214to splutter to talk rapidly 215to wriggle to wiggle 216to squirm to wiggle 217oddment a small piece of something that is missing the whole 218to gall to irritate or make unhappy 219screech a high-pitched scream

220suspicion wondering, especially about whether someone did something bad (like the word suspect) 221gurgling the noise of air coming up through liquid 222to curse to use swear words, or to speak badly about someone, or to put a bad spell on someone 223menacing dangerous-looking 224to crouch to squat down, in a position between standing and sitting 225to vanish to disappear 226to wobble to tremble, to be shaky