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Monsters are Due on Maple Street--Vocabulary
Practice the terms from our study of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" and "Zoo."
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| inference | something that is figured out by reasoning |
| transfixed | very still, as if nailed to the spot |
| intelligible | understandable |
| assent | agreement |
| intimidated | frightened with threats |
| defiant | boldly resisting |
| idiosyncrasy | peculiarity |
| menace | danger; threat |
| converging | closing in |
| explicit | definite; clearly stated |
| variations | differences |
| Communist | related to a system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, with ownership belonging to the community or to the state |
| McCarthyism | the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, often unsupported by proof |
| science fiction | kind of writing usually set in the future in a world different from our own but based on scientific laws |
| awe | an overwhelming feeling of reverence or admiration, produced by something grand or powerful |
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