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"Harrison Bergeron"
Science Fiction Story (Week 2)
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English
10th Grade
09/15/2006

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Vigilance
Definition
(noun)
alert attention; watchfulness
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VAGUE
Definition
(adjective/modifier)
unclear; hazy
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WINCE
Definition
(verb)
to shrink away or flinch involuntarily; especially in pain
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Speech Impediment
Definition
a physical defect that prevents a person from speaking normally
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Luminous
Definition
adjective
bright; brilliant
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callibrated
Definition
adjective
marked with different measurements
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Hindrance
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(noun)
something that interferes
disrupts something
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Consternation
Definition
(noun)
a confused amazement or fear
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Cower
Definition
Verb
to draw back in fear
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Synchronize
Definition
verb
to match the timing of something
"Eli synchronized his watch to ring at the same time as the school bell."
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