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vocabulary english!

QuestionAnswer
recondite understood only by experts
trammels rough times
fecundity producing a lot of things/ideas
spasmodic has spasms/ jerking motions
eke pull something out of great effort
anachronism not of this time
sconces type of lamp or candleholder on the wall
ingenuity problem-solving
Nebucahadnezzar Babylonian king
plight situation
haggard looking worn out
wont characteristic of some person/ a tendency
verbatim word for word
conjurer witch, magic user
frankness honest and forthright
convulsing spasmodic
whim random desire
anecdote little related story
transitory does not last very long
radiance the brightness of light
fluctuating changes back and forth
eddying swirling
poignant sad
verdigris green
temerity shy and scared
indescribably can not describe it
egotism full of yourself
consumptive tuberculosis
connubial relates to marriage
hinder get in your way
hypertrophy too big to take care of
precipitous a steep fall
variegated different colored grains
frugivorous eats only fruit
cupola a light structure on a roof or building
burnish to polish by friction
ameliorate to make something better
tenuate to become thin or small
gibbous goes out, hump-like
furtively done by stealth
vigil the act of watching or surveillance
exuberant full of excitement
sepulture having to do with burial
crematoria place where you burn bodies
vestige a trace or mark left by something lost or vanished
interpolated to insert (word) into a text or a conversation
expostulations the act of reasoning with a person
tumult violent agitation of mind or feelings
masonry something constructed of materials used by a mason/a skilled worker/ bricks
amorous being in love
etoliate to make something pale
Weena young girl TT saves from drowning
Eloi little creatures that acted childish, only ate fruit and were afraid of the dark. The first creatures TT meets.
Morlocks white ape-like creature, is afraid of the light and is nocturnal. Lives in the well. Is believed to have stolen the Time Machine
Created by: mikey27
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