Unit 1: Vocabulary from Readings 2

This lists covers A Wrinkle in Time.
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  1. eerie
    inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
    In each of them was a vertical line of light, but it was a dim, eerie light, not the warm light of stairways in cities at home.
  2. consequence
    the state of having important effects or influence
    But he was no longer of any consequence in the search for Charles Wallace.
  3. imperceptibly
    in a manner that is difficult to discern
    She turned to walk around it, and almost imperceptibly her steps slowed.
  4. violet
    of a bluish-purple color
    Directly ahead of her was the circular building, its walls glowing with violet flame, its silvery roof pulsing with a light that seemed to Meg to be insane.
  5. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
    She gasped for breath, for breath in her own rhythm, not the permeating pulsing of IT.
  6. nauseate
    cause aversion in
    There was the brain, there was IT, lying pulsing and quivering on the dais, soft and exposed and nauseating.
  7. tic
    a local and habitual twitching, especially in the face
    Charles Wallace was crouched beside IT, his eyes still slowly twirling, his jaw still slack, as she had seen him before, with a tic in his forehead reiterating the revolting rhythm of IT.
  8. reiterate
    say, state, or perform again
    Charles Wallace was crouched beside IT, his eyes still slowly twirling, his jaw still slack, as she had seen him before, with a tic in his forehead reiterating the revolting rhythm of IT.
  9. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
    With the last vestige of consciousness she jerked her mind and body.
  10. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
    Her own Charles Wallace, the real Charles Wallace, the child for whom she had come back to Camazotz, to IT, the baby who was so much more than she was, and who was yet so utterly vulnerable.
  11. autumnal
    of or characteristic of or occurring in the fall
    And then the feel of earth beneath her, of something in her arms, and she was rolling over on the sweet-smelling autumnal earth, and Charles Wallace was crying out, “Meg! Oh, Meg!”
  12. contagious
    easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
    Charles Wallace, holding her hand tightly, was looking around, too, and suddenly he laughed, his own, sweet, contagious laugh.
  13. grave
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    “I’m very proud of you, my daughter.” Mr. Murry kissed her gravely, then turned toward the house.
Created on Thu Jan 07 11:00:27 EST 2021 (updated Wed Jan 13 08:23:30 EST 2021)

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