Little Prince Vocab 2

Front 1

"May I sit down?" came now a _____ inquiry from the little prince.

Back 1

timid

Front 2

For, to ________ men, all other men are admirers.

Back 2

conceited

Front 3

After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game's ___________.

Back 3

monotony

Front 4

That man," said the little prince to himself, as he continued farther on his journey, "that man would be
________ by all the others: by the king, by the conceited man, by the tippler, by the businessman.
Nevertheless he is the only one of them all who does not seem to me ridiculous. Perhaps that is because
he is thinking of something else besides himself."

Back 4

scorned

Front 5

The second time, eleven years ago, I was disturbed by an attack of ___________. I don't get enough
exercise.

Back 5

rheumatism

Front 6

It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote __________ books.

Back 6

voluminous

Front 7

"But what does that mean--'_________________'?" repeated the little prince, who never in his life had let go of a
question, once he had asked it.

Back 7

ephemeral

Front 8

To give you an idea of the size of the Earth, I will tell you that before the invention of electricity it was
necessary to maintain, over the whole of the six continents, a veritable army of 462,511 lamplighters for
the street lamps.
Seen from a slight distance, that would make a splendid ____________.

Back 8

spectacle

Front 9

The fox seemed _________, and very curious.

Back 9

perplexed

Front 10

"My life is very __________," the fox said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me. All the chickens are just
alike, and all the men are just alike.

Back 10

monotonous

Front 11

It is absurd to look for a well, at random, in the It is absurd to look for a well, at random, in the __________ of the desert.

Back 11

immensity

Front 12

As the little prince dropped off to sleep, I took him in my arms and set out walking once more. I felt
deeply moved, and stirred. It seemed to me that I was carrying a very _________ treasure.

Back 12

fragile

Front 13

I ________ the bucket slowly to the edge of the well and set it there--happy, tired as I was, over my
achievement.

Back 13

hoisted

Front 14

Once again I felt myself frozen by the sense of something ____________.

Back 14

irreparable

Front 15

Snakes--they are _________ creatures.

Back 15

malicious