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HARRISON BERGERON -1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

vague

a)

not clearly understood or expressed

b)

he process of paying close and continuous attention

c)

clearly expressing intention

d)

interferes with action or progress

2.

vigliance

a)

unsure of yourself

b)

the process of paying close and continuous attention

c)

careful consideration of a subject

d)

sloppiness; not paying attention to details

3.

advantage

a)

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

b)

not clearly understood or expressed

c)

the underdog in a situation

d)

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

4.

glimmer

a)

at a disadvantage

b)

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

c)

something shiny or new

d)

so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

5.

consternation

a)

a hypersensitive concern for humanity

b)

an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body

c)

sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion

d)

an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline

6.

symmetry

a)

the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, and surfaces,

b)

lightness in movement or manner

c)

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

d)

balance among the parts of something

7.

hideous

a)

sudden shock or dismay

b)

a shiny or new reflection on an object

c)

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

d)

so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

8.

hindrance

a)

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

b)

something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

c)

balance among the parts of something

d)

an imbalance among the parts of something

9.

spectacles

a)

an event that draws negative attention

b)

an imbalance among the parts of something

c)

eyeglasses

d)

balance among the parts of something

10.

handicap

a)

sudden shock or dismay

b)

put at a disadvantage

c)

a part of scoring in a golf game

d)

compensate for or counterbalance

11.

offset

a)

draw back, as with fear or pain

b)

balance among the parts of something

c)

sudden shock or dismay

d)

compensate for or counterbalance

12.

delicacy

a)

unsure about the potential of a certain thing

b)

lightness in movement or manner

c)

a rough finish

d)

a harsh sound made from a woodwind instrument

13.

wince

a)

a continuous movement as in a motorized part

b)

draw back, as with fear or pain

c)

sudden shock or dismay

d)

a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope, cable, or chain winding around a horizontal rotating drum

14.

harness

a)

paying close and continuous attention

b)

an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body

c)

subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation

d)

to catch something

15.

impediment

a)

a type of rock sediment found in the western US

b)

balance among the parts of something

c)

something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

d)

a vague understanding of a subject