BELLRINGERS

A Wrinkle in Time Vocab. 3

Monday, February 27

1. seethe –verb- to bubble and churn as if boiling

2. solemn –adj.- grave; very serious3. myopic –adj.- near-sighted4. vulnerable –adj.- easy to attack and

to hurt5. aberration –noun- abnormal;

different from the normal

Monday, Feb. 27 Pre-AP

1. seethe –verb- to bubble and churn as if boiling2. solemn –adj.- grave; very serious3. myopic –adj.- near-sighted4. vulnerable –adj.- easy to attack and to hurt5. aberration –noun- abnormal; different from the

normal6. syntax- The arrangement of words and the order

of grammatical elements in a sentence.7. tone- The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a

subject, character, or audience, and it is conveyed through the author’s choice of words and detail.

Tuesday, February 28

6. writhe –verb- to twist and turn7. anticlimax –noun- a sudden letdown; a

disappointment8. unkempt –adj.- sloppy; untidy9. simultaneous –adj.- happening at the

same time10. precipitously –adv. done or acting too

quickly and without enough thought.

Tuesday, Feb. 28 Pre-AP

8. writhe –verb- to twist and turn9. anticlimax –noun- a sudden letdown; a disappointment10. unkempt –adj.- sloppy; untidy11. simultaneous –adj.- happening at the same time12. precipitously –adv. done or acting too quickly and

without enough thought. 13. theme- The central message in a literary work; the

author’s intended message (aim). 14. understatement- The opposite of hyperbole. It is a kind

of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is: e.g., “I could probably manage to survive on a salary of two million dollars per years.”

Wednesday, February 29

Match the synonyms to the vocabulary words. 1. near-sighted, narrow-minded,

impaired________2. helpless, weak, exposed_________3. twisting, turning, wiggle____________

Thursday, March 1

Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words.

1. Sloppy, untidy, disorderly,____________2. abnormal, different, unique , __________3. coincidental, concurrent, synchronized

_______

Friday, March 2

Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Remember to write out the entire sentence.

1. His _________expression let us know that the situation was very serious.

2. I had already read the book, so watching the movie felt like an ______________ because I knew what would happen.

3. The sudden earthquake caused the walls to _____________ shake.