The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Rod SterlingVocabulary

antagonism

• Hostility; unfriendly

Flustered

• Nervous or• confused

defiant

• Bold; willing to stand up to opposition

intense

• Showing great determination and concentration

optimistic

• Hopeful about the future; confident

incriminate

• To cause to appear guilty

legitimate

• Reasonable; in accordance with accepted practices

idiosyncrasy

• Odd mannerism; a personal way of acting

contorted

• Twisted or pulled out of shape