A Wrinkle in Time Wonder Words chapter: 1-6 Flashcards
1
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Frenzied
A
frantic “freaking out”
2
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Scudded
A
to run or move quickly
3
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roughhoused
A
rowdy play or behavior
4
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rickety
A
fragile, fall apart or break easily
5
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constable
A
public officer in a town with less authority than a sheriff
6
Q
preliminaries
A
something that leads to
7
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diction
A
style of speaking or writing
8
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unceremoniously
A
hasty, abrupt, without ceremony
9
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flounced
A
to go impatiently, exaggerated movements
10
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physicist
A
a specialist in physics
11
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antagonistic
A
unfriendly, hostile, opposing
12
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tractable
A
controlled
13
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apt
A
likely
14
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confidingly
A
trustful
15
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inadvertently
A
unintentional
16
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suspicious
A
questionable
17
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wryly
A
devious, crooked
