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TTM C1 Vocab
Vocabulary Words for Chapter 1 of The Time Machine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| expound | to explain or state something; to give details about something |
| recondite | not understood or known by many people |
| animated | full of life and energy |
| radiance | a warm, soft light that shines from something |
| caress | to touch (someone or something) in a gentle way |
| trammels | somethings impeding activity, progress, or freedom |
| precision | being exact or accurate |
| lean | containing little or no fat |
| earnest | a serious and sincere mental state |
| paradox | something (such as a situation) that is made up of two opposite things and that seems impossible but is actually true or possible |
| fecundity | the quality of being very inventive or coming up with many ideas |
| controvert | to say or prove that (something) is untrue |
| universally | existing or true at all times or in all places |
| misconception | a wrong idea |
| abstraction | a general idea or quality rather than an actual person, object, or event; something that exists only as an idea in people’s minds, like love |
| instantaneous | happening in no time at all |
| pensive | quietly sad or thoughtful |
| extension | the total range over which something extends |
| duration | the length of time that something exists or lasts |
| infirmity | something wrong with someone, often a disease |
| incline | to lean toward an opinion or way to act |
| distinction | a noticeable difference between things or people |
| intermittently | starting, stopping, and starting again |
| spasmodic | like it’s having a spasm, which is a muscle or muscles moving without your control |
| extensively | fully, completely, largely |
| accession | something added |
| consciousness | the normal state of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you |
| reference | the act of mentioning something in speech or in writing, referring to something |
| philosophical | relating to the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc. |
| introspective | the state of examining your own thoughts or feelings |
| mystic | mysterious, magical, and a little bit unholy |
| transitory | lasting only for a short time |
| curious | strange, unusual, or unexpected |
| unalterable | cannot be changed |
| assimilation | being absorbed |
| inequalities | the parts that are unequal or uneven |
| immaterial | not important or significant |
| uniform | staying the same all the time |
| vividly | seeming like real life because it is very clear, bright, or detailed; brightly colored |
| occurrence | something that happens |
| absent-minded | lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions; literally means your mind isn’t present |
| savage | a person who doesn’t have a complex or advanced culture |
| accelerate | to move faster; to gain speed |
| investigation | a search to try to find out the facts |
| vague | not clear |
| inkling | an uncertain idea about something |
| indifferent | does not matter one way or the other |
| content | pleased and satisfied; not needing more |
| verification | something that proves something else is true or correct |
| remarkable | unusual or surprising; likely to be noticed and mentioned |
| tolerance | the act of allowing something; enduring; accepting something different or painful |
| anachronism | a person or a thing that seems to belong to a different time than where it is found, for example, an iPhone in a movie set in the Victorian Era |
| accumulate | to increase little by little in amount as time passes |
| erect | to build something |
| extravagant | more than needed, necessary, or makes sense |
| humbug | someone or something that is not honest or true |
| sleight-of-hand | a cleverly executed trick or deception |
| conjurer | a person who performs magic (usually tricks) |
| preface | the introductory words of a speaker or author |
| anecdote | a short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence |
| scarcely | almost not at all |
| substance | a material of a particular kind |
| explicit | very clear and completely shown; leaving no doubt about the meaning |
| unaccountable | not able to be explained; strange or mysterious |
| mechanism | a piece of machinery or a machine |
| illuminated | brightened with light |
| subtly | hard to notice or see; not obvious; clever and indirect; not showing your real purpose |
| conceive | to think of or create something in the mind |
| adroitly | very clever or skillful |
| affair | an object not completely described |
| apparatus | an instrument or appliance designed for a specific operation |
| singular | strange or odd |
| askew | not straight; at an angle |
| retort | to answer back, usually sharply |
| quack | a person who falsely pretends to know or be something in order to deceive people |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| indistinct | not easily seen, heard, or recognized; not clear |
| eddy | a circular movement of air or water (or time, in this case) |
| save | except |
| stupor | a condition in which someone is not able to think normally because of being tired or in an altered state of mind |
| reminiscence | something so much like something else as to be regarded as an unconscious repetition or imitation |
| unhinged | having mentally lost it |
| presume | to think that something is true without knowing that it is true |
| impartiality | having no bias |
| diluted | made thinner or less strong |
| vacant | empty |
| plausible | possibly true; believable or realistic; could have happened |
| incredulous | not able or willing to believe something; feeling or showing a lack of belief |
| edition | a particular version of a product |
| quartz | a mineral that is often found in the form of a hard crystal and that is used especially to make clocks and watches |
| aloft | in the air |
| solemn | very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression |
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