Sir Issac Newton - The Ingenious Scientist
Prose by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Unit 3 | 8th English
Glossary
Section - I
ingenuity (n) – the ability to invent things / creativity
contrived (v) – created / invented
apprentice (v) – works for someone to learn skill
acquiring (v) – getting knowledge or skill
pried (v) – investigated
hopper (n) – funnel shaped bins for feeding grains into mills
Section – II
enchanted (v) – delighted
miniature (adj) – very small model
curiosity (n) – eagerness
accustomed (v) – something familiar with
gazing (v) – looking steadily and intently
ceased (v) – stopped