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Time machine - 8-9
H.G. Wells time machine vocabulary chapters 8-9
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Literature
6th Grade
12/01/2017

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gaunt
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very thin; hollow-cheeked
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diminishing
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becoming smaller; receding
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hypothesis
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theory; supposition
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receded
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moved back; retreated
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abominations
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extremely horrible beings or actions
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thrice
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three times
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gaunt
Definition
very thin; hollow-cheeked
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diminishing
Definition
becoming smaller; receding
Term
hypothesis
Definition
theory; supposition
Term
receded
Definition
moved back; retreated
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abominations
Definition
extremely horrible beings or actions
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thrice
Definition
three times
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camphor
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a gummy, fragrant chemical compound from the wood and bark of camphor trees
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bewilderment
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confusion
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uncanny
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weird; strange
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mace
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a heavy, spiked club used in the Middle Ages as a weapon to break through armor
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calamity
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catastrophe; disaster
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blundering
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stumbling awkwardly
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outflanked
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overcome by superior numbers or tactics
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exultation
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rejoicing
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succulent
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juicy and fresh
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slumbrous
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sleepy
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foliage
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a cluster of leaves and plants produced in nature
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insidious
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harmful but subtle and enticing
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atrocious
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extremely nasty; evil
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