Frozen in Time – Vocabulary Words

1.     Peers (page 9): a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status. (dictionary.com)

2.     Gelatin (page 11): a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like. (dictionary.com)

3.     Styrofoam (page 11): Styrofoam is a type of polystyrene (a type of plastic) foam that's light yet strong. It’s often used to make take-out coffee cups and packing materials. (vocabulary.com)

4.     Sawdust (page 13): fine particles of wood made by sawing wood. (vocabulary.com)

5.     Incandescent light bulb (page 15): electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity. (vocabulary.com)

6.     Rayon (page 17): An artificial fiber that is similar to silk

7.     Barbed wire (page 17): a wire or strand of wires having small pieces of sharply pointed wire twisted around it at short intervals, used chiefly for fencing in livestock, keeping out trespassers, etc. (dictionary.com)

8.     Entrepreneur (page 18): a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. (dictionary.com)

9.     Patent (page 19): he exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years. (dictionary.com)

1.      Malaria (page 20): (a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. (dictionary.com)