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Time Machine Vocab I
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Language - English
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05/18/2005

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expound
Definition
to explain
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recondite
Definition
difficult to understand
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animated
Definition
alive; lively
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paradox
Definition
a statement that at first seems false
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controvert
Definition
to dispute or oppose by reasoning
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fecundity
Definition
bountiful; producing many offspring
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transitory
Definition
temporary; lasting a short rime
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assimilation
Definition
to take an idea and add it to your knowledge; to take something in and make it part of the thing it has joined
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immaterial
Definition
not important
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anachronism
Definition
the placing of persons, events, objects, or customs in times to which they do not belong
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indifferently
Definition
showing neither liking nor disliking; don't care
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verification
Definition
confirm
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anecdote
Definition
a short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
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adroitly
Definition
skillful in the use of hands; showing shrewdness or resourcefullness in caping with difficulty
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subtly
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difficult to understandor distinguish
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misconception
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something interpreted incorrectly
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infirmity
Definition
weakness; feebleness; frailty; disease and ailment
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intermittently
Definition
coming and going at intervals; not continuous
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spasmodic
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acting fitfully; excitable
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apparatus
Definition
the equipment used to do a particular kind of work
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reminiscence
Definition
a recalling or telling of past experience
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stupor
Definition
numbness; a condition characterized by great dulling or suspension of sense or feeling
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eddy
Definition
a current of air or water running contrary to the main current ex: whirlpool
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earnest
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a serious and intent state of mind; important; serious
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impartiality
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not taking sides ex: Emily vs. Abby
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