und the rosy, a pocket full of spears! This is a reference to a children’s poem that begins "ring around the rosy," but the word "spear," which is a deadly weapon with a long handle and pointed arrow, is not in the original poem! Thought you’d be pretty foxy, didn’t you? This is a somewhat old-fashioned way of saying clever, tricky or sly. The last to go will see the first three go before her! This is the witch’s way of telling Dorothy that she will be the last to die. And her mangy little dog, too! A sad little adjective referring to dogs that have many bald spot because their hair is falling out, and are just generally not healthy. Good defeats evil (!!!), and Dorothy and her friends return to the see the Wizard of Oz. You cursed brat! "Cursed" is a dated and funny adjective that means detestable, or literally, deserving to be cursed, or doomed. A "brat" is a defiant, rude or ill-behaved person, especially a child. Who would have thought that you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? A wonderful sentence with the rarely used nominal form of "wicked"! Hail to Dorothy, the wicked witch is dead! "Hail to…" is a dated and ridiculous way of offering great praise and admiration to a person. Heard in the movies, but not in real life. We melted her. :: You liquidated her, eh? Very resourceful. "To liquidate" a person is to kill them, though it doesn’t have to be literally with water, as was the case here. "Resourceful" is an excellent adjective that refers to a smart person who knows how to effectively use whatever they have available to them. Do not arouse the wrath of the great and powerful Oz! "To arouse" is to excite or possibly awaken. "Wrath" is a very strong word for anger or fury. Do you presume to criticize the great Oz, you ungrateful creatures? A "creature" can be any kind of animal, though it usually does not refer to human beings. You, humbug! I’m a humbug. A dated word for an imposter or person who tries to trick others. Anybody can have a brain; That’s a very mediocre commodity. "Mediocre" is a adjective that means just average. A "commodity" is a usually a natural product that can be sold, like corn or oil. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the earth or slinks through the slimy seas has a brain. "Pusillanimous" is an educated word for a person who has no courage. "To crawl" is to move on one’s hands and knees, the way a baby does. "To slink" is to move around very quietly, but this is rarely used. "Slimy" is a great adjective to describe anything covered with a wet and sticky surface, such as a worm. It can also mean dirty or immoral. What they have is a diploma. An official document showing a student has completed the required classes needed to get a degree, such as
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