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TTM Epilogue Vocab
Vocabulary Words for the Epilogue of The Time Machine
Term | Definition |
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Epilogue | a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition |
Cretaceous | the last period of the prehistoric Mesozoic era which was famous for the dominance of reptiles, diversification of mammals, and the extinction of many types of organisms at the close of the period |
saurian | lizard-like dinosaurs |
reptilian | like a reptile |
Jurassic | the period of the Mesozoic era between the Triassic and the Cretaceous marked by the presence of dinosaurs and the first appearance of birds |
plesiosaurus | a large underwater dinosaur with a long neck and flippers |
Oolitic | made from a type of limestone |
saline | containing salt |
Triassic | the earliest period of the Mesozoic era marked by the first appearance of the dinosaurs |
wearisome | causing you to feel bored, annoyed, or impatient |
manhood | the state or condition of being an adult man and no longer a boy |
fragmentary | made up of parts or pieces; incomplete |
mutual | shared between two or more people or groups; characterized by intimacy |
culminating | reaching the end or the final result of something |
cheerlessly | not causing happiness or warm feelings; bleak or gloomy |
heaping | putting things into a big pile |
ignorance | a lack of knowledge, understanding, or education; the state of being ignorant |
casual | happening by chance; not planned or expected |
brittle | easily broken or cracked; not strong; easily damaged |