the hundred dresses part 1 word meaning|Class 10th

The hundred dresses-1/word meanings

• Shuffling of feet - noisy, dragging movement of the feet on the ground.
• Boggins height - place name 
• Caked with dry mud - covered with thick dry layer of mud.
• Penultimate - last but one in a series of things;second last.
• Petronski - surname(wanda)
• Didn't hang right - didn't fit properly.
• Hopscotch - a game in which children's hop into and over squares marked on the ground.
• Worn - under go damage,erosion or destruction as a result of friction or use.
• Courteous - polite,respectful, or considerate in manner.
• Nudge - a gentle push
• Closet - a tall copboard or wardrobe with a door used for storage.
• Incredulously - showing unwillingness to believe.
• Solidly - not showing any feeling.
• Shrieks - a scream
• Peals - a loud repeated or reverberating sound of thunder or laughter.
• Cries of exaggerated politeness greeted this - means that (Peggy) was trying to embarrass (wanda) for being different. she asked so many disturbing  questions in a polite to presenting that she was being nice to wanda.
• Hitching- move(something) into a different position with a jerk.
• Bullies - those who use their strength or power to frighten weaker people.
• Hand - me - down clothes ---- old clothes,handed down by someone else.
• Mocking - here,false;meant to make fun of
• Embarrassed  - ashamed

• Inferiority complex - an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority in one sphere, sometimes marked by aggressive behaviour in compensation.
• Trauma - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
• Absent-minded -- having or showing a forgetful or inattentive disposition.
• Nerve - one's steadiness and courage in a demanding situation 
• Shudder - (of a person) tremble convulsively,typically as a result of fear or revulsion. 
• Disguise - give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity.