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Time machine vocabulary
3rd hour - chapter one
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9th Grade
01/31/2008
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SPASMODIC

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A person full of energy
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FECUNDITY

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Very rich or fertile
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TRAMMELS

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Restrained
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PROVINCIAL

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A person who lives or comes from Province
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CARESSED

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To touch with love and care
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INCREDULOUS

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Hard to imagine
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ANACHRONISM

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A person that is wrong in historical facts
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INFIRMITY

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Weak quality of life
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ASKEW

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Out of line
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INCANDESCENT

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Emitting light as a result of bright heat
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ASSIMILATION

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Absorbtion of material
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INTERMITTENTLY

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Something that starts and stops again and again
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AMBIGUOUS

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Unclear
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RECONDITE

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Unknown or little known
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PARADOX

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A statement that contradicts itself
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TRANSITORY

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Not lasting
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EXPOUNDING

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To explain in great detail
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