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A Wrinkle in Time Vocab List 1
A Wrinkle in Time Vocab List 1
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Communication
6th Grade
03/22/2011

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Term
frenzy:
Definition
frantic activity,
I was in a frenzy when I got up late for
school and could not find my homework.
Term
subnormal:
Definition
less than normal,
We were not dressed for the subnormal
temperatures, and we froze.
Term
prodigious:
Definition
great, impressive,
It was prodigious that I found a dollar
on my way to lunch because I had
forgotten my money.
Term
luxuriously:
Definition
with great pleasure,
I had a luxurious bath after the game.
Term
wrath:
Definition
violent anger, hatred,
My brothers wrath was sure to come
because I broke his watch.
Term
delinquent:
Definition
person who does not follow the rules, The delinquent stole a car and crashed it into a tree.
Term
tesseract:
Definition
a four dimensional equivalent of a cube,
I have never seen a tesseract.
Term
gyp;
Definition
to steal from a person through fraud, The owner of the store gypped my brother out of fifty cents.
Term
inexcusable;
Definition
not excusable,
The boy’s behavior was inexcusable, and he had to serve a detention.
Term
unceremoniously:
Definition
without ceremony,
The realtor unceremoniously handed over the keys for our new house.
Term
judiciously;
Definition
with sound judgment,
The principal judiciously listened to
both sides before making a decision.
Term
gambol;
Definition
to leap playfully,
The bunnies gamboled in the meadow.
Term
velocity:
Definition
speed,
The velocity of the rocket was 400 mph.
Term
looming:
Definition
coming into view, We saw the castle looming in the distance throgh the fog.
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