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