Unit 1: Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time

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  1. serenity
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  2. rickety
    inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
  3. intone
    utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
  4. compulsion
    an irrational need to perform trivial or repetitive actions
  5. verbalize
    express in speech
  6. inhabitant
    a person who lives in a particular place
  7. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  8. corporeal
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  9. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  10. getup
    a set of clothing (with accessories)
  11. malignant
    dangerous to health
  12. substantial
    of good quality and condition; solidly built
  13. chortle
    laugh quietly or with restraint
  14. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  15. spindly
    long, thin, and often weak or fragile
  16. deviate
    cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
  17. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  18. gait
    a person's manner of walking
  19. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  20. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  21. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  22. tantrum
    a display of bad temper
  23. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  24. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  25. morass
    a complicated situation that is difficult to deal with
Created on Fri Nov 06 13:13:33 EST 2020 (updated Wed Dec 02 10:42:12 EST 2020)

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