Vocabulary List 3 Chapters 68 Reverberated To reecho or resound Synonym Echo Again Mrs Whichs voice reverberated through the cave 97 Primitive Oldfashioned simple Basic old ID: 500673
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Reverberated
To re-echo or resound
Synonym: Echo
“Again Mrs. Which’s voice reverberated through the cave” (97).Slide3
Primitive
Old-fashioned; simple
Basic; old
“’Starvation does work wonders, of course,’ the man told her. ‘I hate to use such primitive methods on you, but of course you realize that you force them on me’” (141).Slide4
Malignant
Disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred
Cancerous; deadly
“The coldness deepened and swirled all about her and through her, and was filled with a new and strange kind of darkness that was a completely tangible thing, a thing that wanted to eat and digest her like some enormous
malignant
beast of prey” (110).Slide5
Precipitously
Exceedingly sudden or abrupt; hastily
Abruptly; hurriedly
“And though it was warmer than it had been when they so precipitously left the apple orchard, there was a faintly autumnal touch to the air” (111).Slide6
Resilience
The ability to recover readily from illness, depression, or adversity; the ability to get back up after you’ve been knocked down
Flexibility; toughness
“Charles Wallace, to you I can give only the resilience of your childhood” (112).Slide7
Requisition
A written request or order for something, such as supplies or the form on which such an order is drawn up
request
“I shall have to ask for a requisition for more cards” (131).Slide8
Solemn
Serious
Intense; thoughtful
“Charles Wallace looked at her, very solemnly. ‘I should like to kiss you’” (103).Slide9
Apprehension
Fear of future trouble or evil
Uneasiness; foreboding
“Calvin touched Meg in a quick gesture, and whether it was of thanks or apprehension she was not sure” (106).Slide10
Clarify
To make something clear
Clear up; resolve
“The globe became hazy, cloudy, then shadows began to solidify, to clarify, and they were looking into an untidy kitchen with a sink full of unwashed dishes” (107).Slide11
Tangible
Capable of being touched
Touchable; corporeal
“The coldness deepened and swirled all about her and through her, and was filled with a new and strange kind of darkness that was a completely tangible thing, a thing that wanted to eat and digest her like some enormous malignant beast of prey” (110).