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TTM C3 Vocab
Vocabulary Words for Chapter 3 of The Time Machine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reel | to walk or move unsteadily |
| intellect | the ability to think in a logical way, smartness |
| traverse | to move across |
| peculiar | not usual or normal |
| excessively | going beyond what is usual, normal, or proper |
| switchback | a road, trail, or section of railroad tracks that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill |
| headlong | without holding back |
| imminent | about to happen |
| succession | a series of people or things that come one after the other |
| palpitation | rapid beating, usually talking about a heart (but not in this context) |
| merged | when two or more things become joined or united |
| luminous | filled with light |
| fluctuating | to change level, strength, or value frequently |
| vapour | a substance that is in the form of a gas or that consists of very small drops or particles mixed with the air; the American spelling has no "u" |
| consequently | as a result |
| poignant | deeply meaningful |
| hysterical | having uncontrolled emotions |
| exhilaration | a feeling of great happiness and excitement |
| account | to give an explanation for |
| attend | to pay attention to |
| madness | a state of foolishness or mental illness |
| futurity | the quality of being or happening in the future |
| sensation | a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences |
| impression | an idea or belief that is usually not clear or certain |
| dread | to fear something that will or might happen |
| possession | the act of having or taking into control |
| rudimentary | basic or simple; not very developed or advanced |
| elusive | hard to understand, define, or remember |
| intermission | a short break between two things, usually the acts of a play (but not in this context) |
| fair | pretty |
| occupied | filled up |
| attenuated | made weaker or less in amount, effect, or force |
| interstices | a small space that lies between things; a small break or gap in something |
| intervening | to come or happen between |
| intimate | having a very close relationship |
| obstacle | something in your way |
| profound | difficult to understand; extending far below the surface; very intensely felt—the basic idea of this word is “wow, that’s deep” |
| inevitable | sure to happen; unavoidable |
| insensibly | without being felt by the senses |
| jarring | forceful hitting or shaking |
| prolonged | when something has lasted or continued for a long time |
| petulance | becoming angry and annoyed when you don’t get what you want |
| forthwith | without delay or waiting |
| lugged | pulled or carried with great effort |
| incontinently | without being under control |
| pitiless | very cruel; having or showing no pity |
| overset | tipped over |
| rhododendron | an evergreen bush that has large, bright flowers and that is often grown in gardens |
| mauve | a light or medium purple color |
| rebounding | to bounce back off something after hitting it |
| hospitality | generous and friendly treatment of visitors and guests |
| innumerable | too many to be counted |
| colossal | very large or great |
| loomed | appeared in a large, strange, or frightening form |
| sphinx | in ancient Greek and Egyptian stories, a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person |
| verdigris | what you get when copper and other metals turn green |
| chanced | happened by chance, not through anyone’s actions |
| imparted | gave the idea of |
| advance | to move forward |
| recede | to move back or away |
| denser | having parts that are close together |
| threadbare | very thin and in bad condition, like a piece of cloth that is so thin you can see the threads |
| temerity | the quality of being confident and unafraid of danger or punishment especially in a way that seems rude or foolish |
| altogether | completely and fully |
| withdrawn | pulled away |
| passion | a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something |
| interval | a period of time between events |
| unsympathetic | not feeling or showing concern about someone who is in a bad situation OR being someone whom it’s hard to feel concern for |
| foul | very bad or unpleasant; disgusting; offensive |
| slain | killed (usually in battle or war) |
| vast | very great in size, amount, or extent |
| intricate | having many parts that work together in a very complicated way |
| parapet | a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge |
| strove | struggled |
| garments | clothing |
| whirl | to turn quickly and suddenly in a circle |
| picked out | outlined or highlighted |
| wings | flies |
| frenzy | great and often wild or uncontrolled activity |
| grappled | struggled physically with |
| onset | attack |
| attitude | a position meant for doing something |
| prompt | quick |
| clad | covered or clothed |
| emerged | to rise or appear from a hidden or unknown place or condition |
| girdled | to form a circle around something or to surround something |
| buskins | a laced boot reaching halfway or more to the knee |
| frail | very weak and fragile |
| consumptive | a person who had tuberculosis, a disease of the lungs which would kill you. Its symptoms included coughing blood and fever. |
| hectic | red and flushed, like you have a fever |
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