A Wrinkle in Time

Ms. Grose (United States of America)
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  1. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  2. wraithlike
    lacking in substance
  3. preconditioned
    having already been put into a suitable condition
  4. earthenware
    ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
  5. parsec
    a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
  6. assimilate
    make alike
  7. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  8. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  9. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  10. compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur
  11. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  12. antagonistic
    characterized by feelings of intense dislike or hostility
  13. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  14. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  15. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  16. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  17. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  18. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  19. tramp
    travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
  20. precipitously
    abruptly; in a precipitous manner
  21. chrysanthemum
    any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
  22. tesseract
    the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
  23. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  24. pulse
    the steady movement of the body's blood-pumping organ
  25. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  26. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  27. furtive
    secret and sly
  28. vaguely
    in an unclear way
  29. anticlimax
    a disappointing decline after a previous rise
  30. precipitously
    abruptly; in a precipitous manner
  31. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  32. resilience
    ability of a material to return to its original shape
Created on Thu Dec 13 12:45:08 EST 2012 (updated Wed Jan 02 13:40:43 EST 2013)

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