Vocabulary • Ch 11 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

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Meaning of 'acute'

Back

Very sharp or severe pain or sensation

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Converge

Back

To come together or meet at one point

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Despondent

Back

Feeling very sad and hopeless

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Meaning of 'distraught'

Back

Very upset or deeply troubled

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Jeopardy

Back

A situation where something is at risk

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Meaning of 'perplex'

Back

To feel confused or puzzled

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Pungent:

Back

Strong and sharp smell

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Trepidation

Back

Feeling scared or nervous about something

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Meaning of 'oppress'

Back

To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

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Temporal meaning

Back

Relating to time or sequence of events