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TTM C4 Vocab
Vocabulary Words for Chapter 4 of The Time Machine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bearing | the way in which a person moves, stands, or behaves |
| tongue | language |
| exquisite | finely done or made; very beautiful or delicate; very sensitive or fine |
| ninepins | bowling pins |
| hitherto | until now |
| Dresden-china | a type of porcelain made in the city of Dresden, Germany; and known for being very detailed, beautiful and fragile |
| minute | very small; very complete and precise |
| egotism | the feeling or belief that you are better, more important, more talented, etc., than other people |
| fancy | to like; to imagine |
| cooing | talking in a soft, quiet, and loving way, like a dove or a pigeon |
| quaint | having an old-fashioned or unusual quality or appearance that is usually attractive or appealing |
| astonish | to cause a feeling of great wonder or surprise |
| staggered | moved or caused to move unsteadily from side to side; shocked or surprised very much |
| import | the meaning of something |
| abrupt | very sudden and not expected |
| render | to reproduce or represent by artistic or verbal means; to cause someone or something to be in a specified condition; to give something to someone |
| pace | a single step or the length of a single step |
| melodious | having or making a pleasant musical sound |
| blossom | flower |
| edifice | a large and usually impressive building (such as a church or government building) |
| fretted | decorated with open ornamental carvings; to eat into or wear away at; to worry |
| posterity | future descendants |
| merriment | laughter and enjoyment (merry-making) |
| waste | wild, not cultivated; being in a ruined condition; gradual loss from use, wear, or decay |
| neglected | something that has not been taken care of |
| variegated | having patches, stripes, or marks of different colors; including many different things, full of variety |
| Phoenician | an ancient country famous for its shipbuilding and inventing the alphabet |
| dingy | dark and dirty, not fresh or clean |
| grotesque | something natural distorted into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature; ugly in a weird, twisted or deformed way |
| garlanded | wearing a ring or rope that is made of leaves, flowers, or some other material and that is used as a decoration |
| proportionately | the right size or shape to match |
| glazed | covered with or as if with a glassy film |
| tempered | adjusted in strength or quality |
| transverse | lying or made across something; crosswise; at a right angle to |
| hypertrophied | grown much bigger than it’s supposed to |
| conductors | guides |
| leisure | free time |
| dilapidated | in very bad condition because of age or lack of care |
| fractured | the result of breaking something; a crack or break |
| picturesque | very pretty or charming; like a painted picture |
| carnal | of or relating to the body (but in this context I think it’s also specifically related to meat, like the Spanish word) |
| frugivorous | feeding on fruit |
| Ichthyosaurus | an ancient fish as big as a person |
| staple | used, needed, or enjoyed constantly by many people; basic |
| checked | stopped |
| resolute | very determined |
| interrogative | asking a question |
| convey | to make something known to someone |
| inextinguishable | can’t be stopped (usually, can’t be stopped from burning) |
| immense | very great in size or amount |
| substantive | a word that works as a noun |
| demonstrative | showing who or what is being referred to |
| indolent | not liking to work or be active; lazy |
| fatigued | very tired; extremely weary |
| queer | differing in some odd way from what is usual or normal |
| disregard | to ignore something or treat something as unimportant |
| gesticulate | to move your arms and hands especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way |
| devices | things you want to do |
| situated | located in a particular place |
| Thames | One of the most famous rivers in England. It goes through London. |
| mount | get on top of |
| summit | the highest point of a mountain |
| crest | the highest part or point of something (such as a hill or wave) |
| ruinous | falling apart; badly damaged |
| splendor | great and impressive beauty |
| granite | a very hard type of rock that is used in buildings and monuments |
| aluminum | a silver metal that is strong and light and that is used for making many products |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| precipitous | very steep; done too quickly and without enough thought or planning |
| pagoda | a type of tall building in eastern Asia that has many floors with roofs that stick out on each floor and curve up |
| nettle | a tall plant that has leaves with hairs that sting you if you touch them |
| tinted | very slightly colored |
| incapable | not able to do something |
| evidently | in a way that can be easily seen or noticed; seemingly true |
| derelict | no longer cared for or used by anyone |
| destined | decided beforehand by fate; your destiny |
| intimation | a hinted or indirect suggestion |
| terrace | a flat area next to a building where people can sit and relax; sometimes on the side of a hill |
| household | the people in a family or other group that are living together in one house; the idea of people living in family groups |
| cottage | a small house, especially in the country |
| visage | a person's face |
| rotundity | fatness and roundness |
| miniature | a much smaller copy |
| precocious | having or showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early age |
| abundant | existing or occurring in large amounts |
| resemblance | the state of looking or being like someone or something else |
| institution | a custom, practice, or law that is accepted and used by many people |
| differentiation | having been made different |
| occupation | the work that a person does; a person's job or profession |
| mere | nothing more than |
| militant | having or showing a desire or willingness to use strong, extreme, and sometimes forceful methods to achieve something |
| necessities | requirement, must-have |
| childbearing | growing a child in your body |
| offspring | babies, descendants |
| efficient | producing what you want without wasting materials, time, or energy |
| specialization | being adapted to a particular job |
| musing | thinking |
| cupola | a rounded roof or part of a roof |
| well | a deep hole made in the ground through which water can be removed |
| thread | line of reasoning or train of thought |
| corroded | broken apart by a chemical reaction (usually of rain on metal) |
| cast | to give a shape to something by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting it harden |
| filed | smoothed or cut away, like with a file (think nail file) |
| griffin | an animal that is half eagle and half lion |
| crimson | a deep purplish-red color |
| burnished | made smooth and shiny by rubbing it (usually done to metal or leather) |
| obelisk | a tall, four-sided stone column that becomes narrower toward the top and that ends in a point |
| hedges | a row of shrubs or small trees that are planted close to each other in order to form a boundary |
| proprietary | kept private by an owner |
| agriculture | the science or occupation of farming |
| facet | a part or element of something; a small, flat surface on a jewel (This is one of my favorite words. I like thinking of people as jewels, and each side is one part of them.) |
| wane | to become smaller or less; to decrease in size, amount, length, or quality (This word is also used with the moon—when it’s talking about the moon, it means it’s near the end of the cycle and getting darker.) |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| engaged | busy with some activity |
| premium | a high or extra value |
| feebleness | weakness |
| ameliorating | making something, such as a problem, better, less painful, etc. |
| civilizing | causing a group of people to have a more highly organized and modern way of living |
| triumph | a great success or achievement |
| sanitation | the process of keeping places free from dirt, infection, disease, etc., by removing waste, trash and garbage, by cleaning streets, etc. |
| operations | missions |
| persistently | not stopping or going away |
| horticulture | the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers |
| cultivate | to grow or raise something under conditions that you can control (usually a plant or animal) |
| score | twenty |
| wholesome | helping to keep your body healthy; good for your health |
| gradually | moving or changing in small amounts; happening in a slow way over a long period of time |
| tentative | not done with confidence; uncertain and hesitant; not definite; still able to be changed |
| current | a continuous movement of water or air in the same direction (or in this context, progress) |
| subjugation | to defeat and gain control of someone or something by the use of force; to conquer and gain the obedience of a group of people, a country, etc. |
| gnat | a small fly that bites people and animals |
| preventive | something that keeps something from happening (usually disease) |
| attained | accomplished or achieved something; succeeded in getting or doing something |
| putrefaction | the process or result of decaying |
| toil | work, usually very hard work |
| economical | relating to the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought |
| commerce | activities that relate to the buying and selling of goods and services |
| constitutes | to make up or form something |
| adaptations | things about a person, animal, or plant that have changed to fit some purpose or situation |
| vigour | strength, energy, or determination (American spelling leaves out the "u") |
| alliance | a relationship in which people agree to work together |
| self-restraint | being able to limit, control, or stop yourself |
| connubial | related to being married |
| maternity | motherhood |
| survivals | people who have stayed alive |
| discords | an unpleasant combination of musical notes; disagreements |
| refined | having or showing the good education, polite manners, etc., that are expected in people who belong to a high social class |
| slightness | being thin and not very strong or muscular |
| conquest | the act of taking control through the use of force |
| energetic | having or showing a lot of energy |
| vitality | a lively or energetic quality; the quality of being alive |
| alter | change |
| hindrances | things that hold you back |
| solitary | without anyone or anything else; alone |
| constitution | the physical health and condition of a person or animal |
| outlet | something that people use to express their emotions or talents |
| surgings | increases to a high level |
| purposeless | without meaning or purpose |
| harmony | the combination of different musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound; a pleasing combination or arrangement of different things |
| flourish | a short piece of music played loudly; a decorative or finishing detail; a period of thriving |
| eroticism | the feelings of being attracted to someone in an adult way (You probably shouldn’t use this word yet.) |
| languor | laziness and not wanting to move |
| impetus | driving force |
| inactivity | not moving or doing anything |
| grindstone | a stone disc that can be turned like a wheel and that is used for sharpening tools, smoothing rough edges, etc. |
| gathering | growing, coming together |
| mastered | learned completely; gotten the knowledge and skill that allows you to do, use, or understand something very well |
| devised | invented or planned |
| diminished | became or to caused something to become less in size, importance, etc. |
| stationary | not moving; staying in one place or position |
Created by:
MsSchmidt
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