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Title: "Harrison Bergeron"

Description: Science Fiction Story (Week 2)

Total Flash Cards: 10

Created: 09/15/2006 07:15:09

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