A Wrinkle in Time Vocabulary Words Chapters 5

“A Wrinkle in Time” Vocabulary Words Chapters 5 -8

Aberration: Change Since from the normal; not typical. I did not properly adjust my camera settings, all of my pictures have a blurry aberration on them.

Dwindle: To lessen; to shrink. We have seen our natural resources dwindle in all areas of the world, and it is time for an international effort to do something about it.

Myopic: Nearsighted; shortsighted; biased in one direction. The conservative talk show host has a myopic viewpoint and is never willing to listen to her guests’ perspectives

Oblique: Slantingly; Through indirectly. the window came the last few oblique rays of evening sunshine.

Perturbed: Troubled; My upset. cat is easily perturbed by even the slightest sounds.

Precipitous: Abruptly; Taylor steeply; done without thinking. made the precipitous mistake of agreeing to babysit before she checked her schedule.

Reverberate: To echo; to vibrate. Sonar behaves differently because sounds reverberate off the sea floor.

Sadist: One The who enjoys causing emotional pain. principal tried to talk to him about the way he treats others; but Clark was a heartless sadist.

Wheedle: To My plead; to coax. daughter will pretend to cry if she thinks it will allow her to wheedle out of a consequence.

Serene: Calm; The peaceful. mother played serene music as her baby slept.