Unit 3: George's Key to the Universe, Lessons 1–5

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  1. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  2. destructive
    causing damage
  3. persist
    refuse to stop
  4. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  5. offend
    hurt the feelings of
  6. enlightenment
    education that results in the spread of knowledge
  7. inquiry
    a search for knowledge
  8. fusion
    reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei
  9. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
  10. accelerate
    cause to move faster
  11. menacing
    threatening evil or danger
  12. amble
    walk leisurely
  13. defiantly
    in a rebellious manner
  14. improvise
    perform without preparation
  15. spiral
    wind or move in a looping course
  16. instinctive
    unthinking
  17. massive
    imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  18. divert
    turn aside; turn away from
  19. summon
    ask to come
  20. device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Created on Fri Mar 12 09:45:27 EST 2021 (updated Wed Mar 17 09:50:25 EDT 2021)

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