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You
will be able to use them on your Unit Vocabulary Test.
Word |
Page # |
Definition |
aberration | 106 |
unsoundness or disorder of the mind |
anticlimax | 93 |
an event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expected |
arrogance | 102 |
an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
decency | 106 |
conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality |
dimension | 76 |
one of three coordinates determining a position in space or four coordinates determining a position in space and time |
medium | 83 |
an individual held to be a channel of communication between the earthly world and a world of spirits |
myopic | 96 |
a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects |
nondescript | 83 |
lacking distinctive or interesting qualities; dull |
protoplasm | 81 |
the organized colloidal complex of organic and inorganic substances (as proteins and water) that constitutes the living nucleus, cytoplasm, plastids, and mitochondria of the cell |
talisman | 100 |
an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary based on use in A Wrinkle in Time .
by: Casey Jo Burrus © 2006
Bingham, Illinois
updated:
July 28, 2006
Cowden-Herrick Schools