Chapters 5 - 6
Vocabulary Words

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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

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