Harrison Bergeron Vocabulary

awe

• Having different options
• wishing you had what someone else has
• the act or an instance of suspecting or being suspected
• a feeling of mixed fear, respect, and wonder

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

bellow

• To turn around
• very different from what is normal or ordinary.
• to make a deep loud roar
• To be quiet

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

calibrate

• make fine adjustments for optimal measuring
• to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions
• when it is the same on both sides
• Something small in size

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

caper

• to leap or prance about in a playful manner
• to skip about in play
• to happen at the same time
• Having different options

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

consternation

• sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
• To be serious about something

• something that is burdensome and prevents someone from doing something
• difficulty in speaking (lisp or stammer)

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

cower

• crouch or curl up
• horribly ugly or disgusting : frightful
• revolve or spin quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
• the process of paying close and continuous attention

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

delicacy

• to do something in a subtle or easy way
• something that is burdensome and prevents someone from doing something
• not clearly defined, grasped, or understood
• to shrink back (as from pain)

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

envious

• wishing you had what someone else has
• difficulty in speaking (lisp or stammer)
• the process of paying close and continuous attention
• To move quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

extraordinarily

• softly bright or radiant
• very different from what is normal or ordinary.
• to shrink back (as from pain)
• to move quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

flounce

• to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective
• to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions
• wishing you had what someone else has
• to talk loudly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4