Wrinkle in Time Chapter 7-12 vocabulary

reiterate

to repeat

exuberance

a feeling of great enthusiasm or high spirits

despair

a feeling of hopelessness

chortle

a snort chuckle

menace

a threat

corrosive

gradually destructive or harmful

simultaneously

happening at the same time

bravado

an exaggerated and false show of courage

connotation

an idea we associate or connect with the word or term

fallible

capable of making errors

pungent

having a strong, sharp taste or smell

omnipotent

having unlimited power or authority

remote

distant, far

obliquely

indirectly, at an angle

seldom

infrequently, rarely

opaque

not transparent

inexorable

relentless, unwilling to stop

insolent

rude and disrespectful

disembodied

separated from a body

pedantic

showing a narrow and show-off-ish concern for book learning and rules, overly scholarly

sadist

someone who gets pleasure out of being cruel

submit

to surrender to the will or authority of another

endurance

the ability or power to tolerate hardship or stress

ominous

threatening

emanate

to come forth or send forth

assuage

to make something less intense or severe

jeopardize

to put at risk or in danger

deviate

to turn away from a particular path or route, or to stray from what is normal or expected.

imperceptible

very slight or subtle