Vocab Ch. 1 - A Wrinkle in Time

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exclusive - "Who's Mrs Whatsit?" Meg asked. "I want to be exclusive about her for a while," Charles said.

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restricted or limited to a person, group, or area

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frenzied - In her attic bedroom, Margaret Murry sat on her bed, watching the trees in the frenzied lashing of the wind.

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affected with or marked by craziness, uncontrolled by reason

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frantically - Behind the trees clouds scudded frantically across the sky.

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in an uncontrolled manner

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scornful - During lunch, one girl said scornfully, 'After all, Meg, we aren’t grammar-school kids anymore.'

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sullen, unhappy, or moody

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savagely - You asked for the attic bedroom; she thought, 'Mother let you have it because you’re the oldest.'

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in a vicious manner

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crevice - Wind blew in the crevices about the window frame, despite the storm sash's protection.

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a long narrow opening

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fury - Meg would turn white with fury when people looked at him and clucked, shaking their heads sadly.

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a feeling of intense anger

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batter - The furnace purred; outside, the wind still battered against the house, but the familiar comfort of the kitchen subdued the angry power that had frightened Meg in the attic.

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strike violently and repeatedly

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sullen - Meg looked up at her mother, half in loving admiration, half in sullen resentment.

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a bad tempered or unhappy person

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scudded - Behind the scenes, clouds scudded frantically across the sky.

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to move or go quickly