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A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 4-9 vocabulary
A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 4-9 vocabulary
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Communication
6th Grade
05/02/2011

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Term
agony-
Definition
great emotional or physical pain
Meg was lost in an agony of pain that dissolved into the darkness of
unconsciousness.
Term
void-
Definition
a great emptiness, nothingness
Meg was lost in a horrifying void as she traveled through the nothingness.
Term
inexorable-
Definition
never ending, relentless
The time travel the children went through seemed inexorable.
Term
impractical-
Definition
not practical, unwise to do
Traveling at the speed of light is impractical according to Mrs. Whatsit.
Term
perturbed-
Definition
disturbed greatly, bothered
Meg was perturbed by all of the time travel.
Term
ambrosia-
Definition
food of the gods(dessert), immortality
The medium wanted to feed the travelers some ambrosia, but Mrs.
Whatsit declined.
Term
tempest-
Definition
a violent windstorm
Mrs. Who recited some lines from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”
Term
bilious-
Definition
ill looking, sick
The green of the marble reflecting on their faces made them look bilious.
Term
threshold-
Definition
the entrance of a dwelling
As they crossed the threshold the door closed silently behind them.
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emanate-
Definition
to give off, to flow out
An eerie light seemed to emanate from the top of his head
Term
primitive-
Definition
old, not modern, relating to early or original state
The Prime Coordinator thought hypnotized was too primitive a word to
use.
Term
imprisoned-
Definition
held captive, trapped, confined
Mr. Murray was imprisoned in a transparent column.
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