A Wrinkle in Time #3
1.
seethe –verb- to bubble and churn as if boiling
2.
solemn –adj.- grave; very serious
3.
myopic –adj.- near-sighted
4.
vulnerable –adj.- easy to attack and to hurt
5.
aberration –noun- abnormal; different from the normal
6.
writhe –verb- to twist and turn
7.
anticlimax –noun- a sudden letdown; a disappointment
8.
unkempt –adj.- sloppy; untidy
9.
simultaneous –adj.- happening at the same time
10.
precipitously –adv. done or acting too quickly and without
enough thought.
seethe
solemn
myopic
vulnerable
aberration
writhe
anticlimax
unkempt
simultaneous precipitously
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A Wrinkle in Time – Vocabulary 3
seethe
solemn
myopic
vulnerable
aberration
writhe
anticlimax
unkempt
simultaneous precipitously
Write the word list in alphabetical order.
1.
aberration
2.
4.
5.
7.
8.
______
______
3.
6.
______
9.
10.
Section B: Matching - Match each definition with a word from the word list.
1. abnormal; different from the normal
A. anticlimax
2. easy to attack and to hurt
B. solemn
3. a sudden let down; a disappointment
C. unkempt
4. grave; very serious
D. vulnerable
5. sloppy; untidy
E. aberration
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6. happening at the same time
A. writhe
7. to bubble and churn as if boiling
B. myopic
8. cause to happen suddenly
C. seethe
9. near-sighted
D. precipitously
10. to twist and turn
E. simultaneous
Complete each sentence using the correct word.
Word List
seethe
solemn
myopic
vulnerable
writhe
anticlimax
unkempt
simultaneous precipitously
1. The Darkness seemed to
2. Meg was
aberration
as if it were boiling.
and had to wear glasses because she was near-sighted.
3. Charles Wallace gave Meg a
look when he wanted her to know he was serious.
4. After Charles Wallace displayed his smarts to everyone, Meg felt that anything she could do
would be an
.
5. Calvin’s mom was an
woman with toothless gums and gray stringy hair.
6. In Camazotz, the children jumped rope and played ball
at the exact same time.
7. The one child who was not keeping rhythm with all the others was an ___________________ to the
uniform society IT had created.
8. Mrs. Whatsit warned Charles that he was the most _______
9. Meg’s father tried to
because of who he was.
and free himself from the invisible chains.
10. As the children flew through the clouds of Uriel with Mrs. Whatsit, she would ___________________
turn and fly higher without warning.
Matching: Match the correct synonym with the vocabulary word.
1. boil: ______________________________________
6. immediate: _______________________________
2. near-sighted: ______________________________
7. suddenly: _________________________________
3. letdown:___________________________________
8. abnormality:_______________________________
4. wiggle: ____________________________________
9. untidy: ____________________________________
5. defenseless:________________________________
10. serious:___________________________________