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TTM C12 Vocab
Vocabulary Words for Chapter 12 of The Time Machine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ebbed | moved like the tide moves out to sea |
| evidences | things which show that something else exists or is true; visible signs of something |
| slackened | slowed down |
| petty | not very important or serious |
| inversion | a change in the position, order, or relationship of things so that they are the opposite of what they had been |
| glided | moved in a smooth way |
| foremost | first; in front |
| stagnant | not flowing; not active, changing, or progressing |
| begrimed | made dirty with grime |
| timepiece | a clock or watch |
| clatter | rattling sound; commotion; noisy chatter |
| dined | ate dinner or ate the main meal |
| prophecy | a statement that something will happen in the future |
| hatched | to incubate an egg till it hatches; to bring into being; to come up with in secret |
| assertion | something that was said in a strong and definite way |
| stroke of art | something created to be more beautiful or more clever |
| enhance | increase or improve |
| grate | a metal frame with bars across it that is used in a fireplace or to cover an opening |
| contemplation | the act of thinking deeply about something; the act of looking carefully at something |
| puffing | breathing smoke from a cigarette, pipe, etc., in and out of the lungs |
| mute | not able or willing to speak; felt or expressed without the use of words |
| inquiry | a request for information; a question |
| gynaeceum | a very specific part in the center of the flower that makes the seeds |
| I’m hanged | an expression of surprise, like “I’ll be darned” |
| cabs | Hansom cabs, small horse-drawn taxis that were how people in London got around in the Victorian Era, if they didn’t have their own carriage |
| squat | short and thick |
| ebony | a hard, blackish, heavy wood that comes from tropical trees |
| translucent | not completely clear or transparent but clear enough to allow light to pass through |
| glimmering | shining in a weak, faint, or unsteady way |
| smears | dirty marks, spots, streaks, etc., made by touching or rubbing something |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction |
| bench | a long worktable |
| gaudy | too bright and heavily decorated; very large or impressive; ridiculous |
| easy | comfortable, familiar, not formal |
| substantial | strongly made |
| bough | a main branch of a tree |
| instability | being not firm, easy to shake |
| meddle | to become involved in the activities and concerns of other people when your involvement is not wanted; to change or handle something in a way that is unwanted or harmful |
| knapsack | a bag (as of canvas or nylon) strapped on the back and used for carrying supplies or personal belongings; a backpack |
| hoax | an act that is meant to trick or deceive people |
| to the hilt | with nothing missing; to the very limit |
| consented | agreed; gave permission |
| comprehending | understanding (usually something difficult) |
| advertisement | an ad |
| engagement | a promise to meet or be present at a particular place and time |
| truncated | cut short |
| phantasm | illusion; ghost |
| subsiding | sinking or falling to the bottom; settling |
| pane | a sheet of glass in a window or door |
| skylight | a window in the roof of a house or on a ship's deck |
| manservant | a male servant |
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MsSchmidt
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