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"Harrison Bergeron"
Vocabulary Practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vigilance | watchfulness |
| Wince | flinch |
| Consternation | feeling of anxiety, dismay, fear |
| Luminous | brilliant, bright, vibrant |
| Synchronyzing | matching, together |
| Cower | crouch down in fear, cringing |
| Calibrated | measured |
| Symmetry | balanced, equal parts |
| Vague | unclear |
| Hindrance | obstacle |
| The fallen down trees were a HINDRANCE to the kayakers as they tried to row down the river. | NOUN |
| That light is the most LUMINOUS bulb in the box! | ADJECTIVE |
| The fallen trees in the river HINDERED the kayakers. | VERB |
| The VIGILANCE of the teacher paid off when she caught students cheating on their test. | NOUN |
| The boy COWERED as the aliens cornered him against the wall. | VERB |
| The VIGILANT teacher made sure students acted appropriately in her class. | ADJECTIVE |
| The man cried out in CONSTERNATION as the car was headed right at him. | NOUN |
| The teacher VIGILANTLY watched her test taking students. | ADVERB |
| Mrs. G WINCED at the sound of nails on a chalkboard. | VERB |
| The instructions were VAGUE and the students still had no idea what to do. | ADJECTIVE |
| I have always wanted to see the SYNCHRONIZED swimmers. | ADJECTIVE |
| Her face was perfectly SYMMETRICAL. | ADJECTIVE |
| The dancers SYNCHRONIZED their dance moves on stage. | VERB |
| The SYMMETRY of her face was perfect! | NOUN |
| The man CALIBRATED the distance. | VERB |