Vocabulary • Ch 11 - A Wrinkle in Time • Definitions

What is the definition of 'acute'?

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

• A situation where something is at risk

• Very sharp or severe pain or sensation

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

What word means to come together or meet at one point?

• distraught

• acute

• converge

• trepidation

What word means feeling very sad and hopeless?

• perplex

• distraught

• despondent

• oppress

What is the definition of 'distraught'?

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• Relating to time or the sequence of events

• To come together or meet at one point

What is the definition of 'jeopardy'?

• Having a strong and sharp smell

• A situation where something is at risk

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• To treat someone cruelly and unfairly

What word means to feel confused or puzzled?

• perplex

• converge

• distraught

• pungent

What word means having a strong and sharp smell?

• pungent

• jeopardy

• grave

• acute

What word means feeling scared or nervous about something?

• perplex

• trepidation

• despondent

• distraught

What word means to treat someone cruelly and unfairly?

• jeopardy

• distraught

• oppress

• perplex

What word means relating to time or the sequence of events?

• grave

• despondent

• temporal

• perplex