Chapters 9 - 10 Vocabulary Words

Do not forget to make your flashcards for this week! 
You will be able to use them on your Unit Vocabulary Test.

Word

Page #

Definition

assuage
175
to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses)
atrophy
164
a wasting away or progressive decline
corridor
148
a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open
corrosive
171
tending or having the power to weaken or destroy
dais
157
a raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
defer
154
put off, delay
fallible
172
capable of making a mistake
ominous
156
foreboding or foreshadowing evil
omnipotent
172
having virtually unlimited authority, influence, or power
sinister
156
singularly evil or productive of evil

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 29, 2006
Cowden-Herrick Schools