1. avid- adj.- enthusiastic; ardent
2. bliss- noun- serene happiness
3. deft- adj.- skillful
4. dispersed-verb- become less dense by scattering; dispelled
5. dubiously-adv.- doubtfully
6. inexorable-adj.- relentless
7. metamorphose- verb- change in form; transform
8. serenity- noun- tranquility, calm and without worry or stress.
9. obscure-adj.- not able to be seen or difficult to be understand
10. vicious-adj.- spiteful; malicious
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A Wrinkle in Time – Vocabulary 4
Complete each sentence using the correct word.
Word List
serenity
inexorable
vicious
bliss
metamorphose
dispersed
obscure
dubiously
avid
deft
1. The crowd slowly _________________________ after the end of the football game. Soon the stadium
was empty.
2. Nothing disturbed the
of Mrs. Murry's expression; she always appeared to be calm.
3. Mrs. Whatsit’s body began to ____________________; suddenly she was no longer Mrs. Whatsit, but a
different creature entirely.
4. Ms. Martin finds total ___________________ when her students give her chocolate!
5. The angry dog ___________________ly lunged at the fence separating us.
6. Tina was able to _______________ly untie the knot with her nimble fingers.
7. The clouds seemed to ___________________ the sun from shining.
8. As the boy told his tall tale, the other students ________________ listened.
9. Everyone knows that Mrs. Parks is an ________________ basketball fan. She once played for OU!
10. The rain beat down on the ground with an ____________________ persistence that just wouldn’t let
up.
Look up the part of speech for the following words:
1. vicious: _______________________
4. serenity: _____________________
2. dispersed: _____________________
5. avid: ________________________
3. dubiously: _____________________
6. obscure: _____________________
Word List
serenity
inexorable
vicious
bliss
metamorphose
dispersed
obscure
dubiously
avid
deft
Write the word list in alphabetical order.
1.
4.
dilapidated
7.
2.
3.
5.
6.
8.
9.
10.
Section B: Matching - Match each definition with a word from the above word list.
1. become less dense by scattering; dispelled
A. obscure
2. relentless
B. dispersed
3. change in form; transform
C. inexorable
4. not able to be seen or difficult to be understand
D. bliss
5. serene happiness
E. metamorphose
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6. doubtfully, or with disbelief
A. dubiously
7. skillful
B. vicious
8. tranquility, peacefulness
C. serenity
9. enthusiastic; ardent
D. deft
10. spiteful; malicious
E. avid
Create 5 sentences of your own using 5 vocabulary words of your choice correctly.
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3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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