Vocabulary • Ch 2 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

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Meaning of 'appropriate'

Back

To choose or do what is suitable

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Meaning of 'sinister'

Back

Scary or evil

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Compulsion

Back

Strong urge to do something

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Physicist

Back

Scientist who studies how things work

Front

Belligerent:

Back

Aggressive or ready to fight

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Dilapidated

Back

Very old and in bad condition

Front

Meaning of 'placid'

Back

Calm and peaceful, not easily disturbed

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Stifle

Back

To stop or limit something from happening

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Confide

Back

To trust and share secrets with others

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Antagonist

Back

A person who opposes the main character