A Wrinkle in Time Vocabulary (Chapter 4)

impossible to stop, prevent, or change

• ineffable

• inexorable

• intoned

askew

• crooked; lopsided; angled

• too great, powerful, beautiful, etc. to be described or expressed (put into words)

• having gradually gotten smaller

a bright circle seen around the sun or moon

• centaur

• monoliths

• corona

intoned

• not clearly seen or easily distinguished

• to speak in a way that sounds like music or chanting

• having gradually gotten smaller

sparse

• thinly covering an area; not thick or full

• not clearly seen or easily distinguished

• crooked; lopsided; angled

having gradually gotten smaller

• intoned

• delved

• dwindled

plateau

• a large flat, area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it

• very large stones that are usually tall and narrow which have been placed by people as monuments or for religious reasons

• a sudden occurrence of laughter, tears, etc.

apprehension

• a strong sense of happiness, power, or importance

• a loud, clear, deep, or strong sound

• fear/worry that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

lasting a very short time

• ephemeral

• sparse

• apprehension

obscure

• not clearly seen or easily distinguished

• unhidden; clear

• lasting for a very short time