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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 Mead’s city was ebbing, so they only needed one police car. Part A: Circle the antonym of the vocabulary word.

1. Intermittent Sporadic Consistent Irregular

2. Antiseptic Sterile Clean Contaminated

3. Regress Retreat Advance Relapse

4. Tendency Inclination Predisposition Disinclination

5. Ebb Fade Surge Diminish Part B: Below, write sentences using the five vocabulary words correctly. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.