Harrison Bergeron Vocab

oppression

• prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

• carefully assessed, set, or adjusted.

• feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

• crouch down in fear.

calibrated

• prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

• carefully assessed, set, or adjusted.

• feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

• crouch down in fear.

consternation

• prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

• carefully assessed, set, or adjusted.

• feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

• crouch down in fear.

cower

• prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

• carefully assessed, set, or adjusted.

• feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

• crouch down in fear.

hindrance

• a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

• full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.

• cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.

• the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

luminous

• a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

• full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.

• cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.

• the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

synchronizing

• a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

• full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.

• cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.

• the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

vigilance

• a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

• full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.

• cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.

• the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

wince

• a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

• give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.

• cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.

• the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

anachronism

• derived from the Greek word anachronous which means “against time.” Used when something or someone is not in its correct historical or chronological time.

• a brief reference to a famous historical or literary figure. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion

• the time and place a story is set in.

• the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like to expose and criticize vices, particularly in the context of politics and social issues.