Name:_____________________________ Date:_______________ Period: _______ Vocabulary for The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury

Intermittent - appearing from time to time My aunt works 80 hours a week, so her appearances at holiday get-togethers are intermittent. Antiseptic - a substance used to kill germs My mom used to use Bactine, an antiseptic spray, on my scrapes and cuts. Regress - To revert or go back to a former state At times in English class, my students behavior regress and they act like kindergartners. Tendency - a proneness or trend to a particular kind of thought or action The movie Crash shows viewers that racist tendencies are still prevalent in society. Ebb - a point or condition of decline Crime in Leonard Meads city was ebbing, so they only needed one police car. Part A: Circle the antonym of the vocabulary word.

1. Intermittent 2. Antiseptic 3. Regress 4. Tendency 5. Ebb

Sterile

Sporadic

Consistent

Irregular

Clean

Contaminated Advance Relapse Disinclination

Retreat Inclination Fade

Predisposition Surge

Diminish

Part B: Below, write sentences using the five vocabulary words correctly. 1. 2. 3.

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