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Negative Connotation
Fahrenheit 451
100

Mrs. Johnston had such __________ to grade her students' multiple choice exams because she knew they did very well. 

Alacrity
100

The excuse he had given the teacher was ____________. 

Implausible 

100

Montag had to _________ very carefully about what he was going to do: read and keep the books or destroy them.

deliberate

200
Alyssa was very __________ towards her friends and always was the peacemaker when they got into arguments with each other. 

amicable 

200

Justeena's father was always so ____________ in the way that he never allowed her to do anything.

Predominate 

200

It turned out that Guy Montag had a _________ amount of books stored away and kept hidden, even from his wife, Mildred

profuse 

300

The judge was very _________ with the case and gave a decent sentence for the crime committed.  

discerning 

300

The way that he spoke about his mother was ________. 

maligning 

300

After gaining knowledge of the bible, Guy Montag realized language was very _________.

Verbose 

400

Patrick's grade __________ when he finally completed his homework.

ascended 

400

The discussion turned into a heated debate with ________________ flying back and forth.

Recriminations 

400

Clarisse made Guy Montag feel very _________ about being a part of this society. 

incongruous 

500

It is essential to be ________ to those you do not know. You never know what a person is going through.

Genial

500

The Bluest Eye was all about assimilating and __________ to societal standards.

Conforming 

500

Beatty was a very __________ character, even though he was Montag's "boss" at the firehouse. 

condescending

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