Matilda Vocabulary 1-4

keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

British word for television

walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness, typically with short quick steps.

a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.

the action of using someone or something as a model. 

two people who are married, engaged, or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually

having no companion or escort. 

perceptible by comparison; relative. 

cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something.

constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order; 2^nd; 1/60^th of a minute.

a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles.

trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.

discipline; punish

ask for or obtain (something) without paying for it.

the projecting edge around the bottom of a hat