Study Guide for Vocabulary Quiz and Literary Devices for “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury

annihilate: to destroy completely correlate: to figure out or create a relationship between two items or events 1.) 2.)

3.) 4.) expendable: not worth keeping; not essential paradox: a statement or an event that sounds impossible but seems to be true

5.) 6.) resilient: strong but flexible; able to withstand stress without injury undulate: to move in waves or in a smooth, wavelike motion

7.) 8.) infinitesimally: in amounts so small as to be barely measurable malfunctioning: not working or operating properly

9.) 10.) stagnating: becoming foul or rotten from lack of movement subliminal: below the level of consciousness