to organize people or resources for action, such as war; to prepare

of an excellent moral or mental character; of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state; of or pertaining to the aristocracy.

to hold or keep; to keep possession of

confused; bewildered

a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise; cacophony

wastefully spending resources (time, talent, or treasure)

Originated from a word that means "to hold back"

Originated from a word that means "roaring"

"to mock" or "to make sport of"

"movable" or "to set in motion"

"notable, of high rank"

"They say you _______ knowledge even when you're sleeping," said Faber (Bradbury 89).

They were screaming at each other above the ______ (Bradbury 89).

The brain ______ its few precious memories (151).

Montag walked, his lips moving a ______ (Bradbury 89).

The radio announcer said that they had _________ a million men (Bradbury 88).

The brain is ______ by what is happening, and then it dies (151).

"I voted last election, and I laid it on the line for President __________, (with a capital letter)" said Mrs. Bowles (Bradbury 93).

Her teachers are concerned about the way she ______ her gifts.

Although we were exhausted, we took a short water break and _____ our energy to finish the rest of the triathlon.

Although we don't remember all the facts learned in school, we do _______ the work ethic developed there.

It was difficult to hear over the _________ of the pep rally.

They needed to raise millions of dollars, but the Fortune 500 company only donated a _______.

Because they did not read the directions, they were ________.

They earned Panther Awards for their _____ behavior.

mobilized

squanders

noble

trifle

retain

din

trifle

puzzled

squanders

noble

They broke up because of a trifling reason.

He trifled with her feelings.

They studied a trifling amount.

The nobles were supposed to care about the peasants, but they were selfish and contemptuous towards the less fortunate.

Joe was noble, Jon was nobler, but Jason was the noblest.

The ignoble act angered him.

Jason nobly allowed others to get into the Titanic lifeboats instead of going himself.

The retaining walls helped stop erosion.

She accidentally threw away her retainer with her lunch garbage.

The mobilization took longer than expected.

The mobilized soldiers waited for orders.

During the war, the mobile blood bank and food pantry saved many lives.

The squanderer ended up homeless.

Her squandering ways will get her into trouble.

He ended up bankrupt because of his squanderous ways.