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Time machine - 5-7
H.G.Wells time machine vocabulary chapters 5-7
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Literature
6th Grade
10/27/2017

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sloth:
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slow-moving animal which lives in trees in South and Central America
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repugnance:
Definition
extreme dislike, revulsion
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Occidental:
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of European ancestry; Western
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subterranean:
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underground
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indolent:
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lazy; resisting activity
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ramifications:
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consequences
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aristocracy:
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people at the highest and richest social level
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degeneration:
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extreme decline; descent to a lower level
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inevitable:
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sure to happen; unavoidable
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pallid:
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lacking color; pale
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imperceptible:
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unable to be detected or seen
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acacia:
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a kind of tree
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preternaturally:
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primitively, as through instincts
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Thames:
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an important river which runs through London
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interval:
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period of time
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nemesis:
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formidable (strong), and often victorious, opponent
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carnivorous:
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meat-eating
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porcelain:
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fine white ceramic material
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vermin:
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small common pests (such as rats) that are difficult to control
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Lemurs:
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animals like monkeys that function primarily at night; the word is associated with the word “lemures” which refers to spirits of the unburied dead
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