A Wrinkle in Time

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A Wrinkle in Time

• Chapter 2
• By Jarret and Kai Ren

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Unceremoniously

• discourteously abrupt hasty rude

• Put the Kitten unceremoniously
• because it was on her bed

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Sarcastic

• of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm (a
  sharply ironical taunt sneering or cutting
  remark )

• The teacher was (being) sarcastic
• because he was angry that Meg didnt know the
  principal imports and exports of Nicaragua

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Avid

• keenly desirous eager greedy

• Meg was sure it was not only imagination that
  made that feel that behind Mr. Jenkins surface
  concern was a gleam of avid curiosity
• because Mr. Jenkins wants to know about Mr.
  Murry and call her to face facts

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Belligerent

• of warlike character aggressively hostile

• Do you enjoy being the most belligerent,
  uncooperative child in school? Mr. Jenkins
• because Meg didnt tell Mr. Jenkins about her
  father.

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Tractable

• discourteously abrupt hasty rude

• Maybe your work will improve if your general
  attitude were more tractable. Mr. Jenkins
• because Meg didnt answer his question about her
  father, and also because her studies were
  deteriorating

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Indignation

• strong displeasure at something considered
  unjust, offensive, insulting, or base righteous
  anger.

• The boy (Calvin) said with some indignation
• because he was irritated by Charles Wallace

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Disillusion

• to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion,
  credulity, etc

• Why should I disillusion them Charles
  Wallace
• because he did not want others to know that he
  was smart (he thinks that others will hate him
  for being smart).

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Peremptory

• leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal

• But Charles Wallace held up his hand in a
  peremptory gesture.
• because he wanted to ask Mrs Who a question (and
  he didnt want her to continue her long speech)

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Dutifully

• required by duty

• In social studies she was asked to name the
  principal imports and exports of Nicaragua, and
  though she had look them up dutifully the evening
  before, now she could remember none of them.
• because she was told to do so by her teacher

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Sulkily

• gloomily or dull

• Meg looked sulkily down at the floor
• because she doesnt like to talk to Mr. Jenkins.

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Ferocious

• extreme or intense

• Meg bared her teeth to reveal two ferocious
  lines of braces
• because she is trying to pronounce the word
  physicist.

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Antagonistic

• acting in opposition opposing, especially
  mutually.

• Try to be a little antagonistic Mr. Jenkins
• because he claims that Meg isnt facing facts
  about her father, and Meg argues back.

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Inadvertently

• unintentionally

• You tell me, you see, sort of inad
  inadvertently.
• because Meg was asking Charles why he could read
  her mind, even when she doesnt want to.

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Placidly

• pleasantly calm or peaceful unruffled tranquil
  serenely quiet or undisturbed

• Meg flushed with rage, but Charles answered
  placidly
• because Calvin called Charles a moron, but
  Charles was used to being called that.

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Dilapidated

• reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay,
  as from age, wear, or neglect.

• He started off on his short legs toward the
  dilapidated old house
• (noun no explanation in context)

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Assimilate

• to take in and incorporate absorb

• I need fuel so I can sort things out and
  assimilate them properly Charles Wallace
• because he wants to eat, before process the
  information about helping Mr. Murry he heard
  from Mrs Who.

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Thats all folks!!