Vocabulary • Ch 1 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

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Meaning of 'serene'

Back

Calm and peaceful, very relaxed

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Meaning of 'intone'

Back

To speak or sing with a specific tone

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Meaning of 'probe'

Back

To explore or investigate something carefully

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Indignant

Back

Feeling angry or upset about something

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Meaning of 'nevertheless'

Back

However, even though, in spite of that

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Meaning of 'sullen'

Back

Feeling sad and not cheerful

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Meaning of 'subside'

Back

To become calmer or less intense

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Meaning of 'relinquish'

Back

To let go or give up control

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Meaning of 'sparse'

Back

Not many, only a few, scattered

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Meaning of 'sprain'

Back

Hurt a muscle or joint