Harrison Bergeron

equal

a person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality

equality

having the same status, rights, and opportunities, regardless or personal characteristics like race, gender, or beliefs

amendments

a formal change or addition to an existing law or constitution

vigilance

keeping careful watch over something

tragic

something that is extremely sad or distressing

average

ordinary, not special

above average

superior, better than normal

below average

worse than normal

to handicap

to put someone at a disadvantage, to make a process more difficult

ballerina

a dancer

envious

jealous

abnormal

not typical, not usual, out of the ordinary

to interrupt

to stop the progress of something, to talk

news bulletin

a quick announcement of important information

announcer

the person introducing the news bulletin

extraordinarily

very remarkable, highly unusual or impressive

hideous

extraordinarily ugly

to apologize

to say, “I’m sorry”, to show regret for something that someone has done wrong

to escape

to break free

genius

an extraordinarily intelligent person

athlete

a person that plays sports

extremely

very

dangerous

likely to cause harm or injury

hindrances

a thing that makes an action harder to do, an obstacle

spectacles

eyeglasses

junkyard

a place where garbage is collected

Emperor (male), Empress (female)

a person that rules a country

to smash

to break something into pieces

to arise

to stand up

to remove

to take off

mask

a face covering

beautiful

attractive, good looking

to fire

to shoot or to discharge (a weapon)