Fahrenheit 451
Vocabulary
Check your definition! There will
be a quiz Friday.
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Venomous (adj): Poisonous; malicious
Minstrel (noun): a comedic musician or poet
Lubricate (verb): to apply something oily or greasy to avoid
friction
Waft (verb): to carry lightly over the air or water
Illuminate (verb): to make light
Refract (verb): to deflect something (usually light)
Imperceptible (adj): not easy to sense (see, smell, hear)
Mausoleum (noun): a large, gloomy room (like a tomb)
Cataract (noun): an eye condition where the lens is clouded
Inclined (verb): leaning in the direction of; having a tendency
Nectar (noun): the juice from a fruit or from a flower that is
sweet
Olfactory (noun): pertaining to the sense of smell
Proboscis (noun): a long flexible appendage (like an elephant
trunk
Week 2 Vocabulary
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Proclivity (N) – natural inclination (She has a
proclivity for art.)
Condemn (N) – Expressing a strong disapproval
Ravenous (Adj) – very, very hungry!
Fathom (V/N) – come to understand/measurement
of depth
Centrifuge (Adj) – moving away from the center
Cacophony (N) – Sounds that are discordant and
loud
Feign (V) – to pretend
Pratfall (N) – a humiliating defeat
Breach (V) – to break or rupture
Censor (V) – to forbid the public distribution of
Combustible (Adj) – capable of catching on fire
Week 3 Vocabulary
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Monologue (n) – a long dramatic speech
Suffused (v) – to spread or flush (color)
Vacuum (n) – a space devoid of matter
Gorge (v/n) – stuffing one’s self with food/ a narrow
passage
Retaliation (n) – seeking revenge (pay back)
Submission (n) – the act of yielding
Strewn (v) – to scatter
Saccharine (n) – overly sweet
Jowls (n) hanging cheeks (dogs)
Intuitive (adj) – describing a person that has hunches
Profusion (n) – a plentiful supply
Mediocre (adj) – average or ordinary
Loam (n) – a rich soil
Week 4 Vocabulary
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Insidious (adj) – gradual and harmful
Treason (noun) – betrayal of one’s country
Linguist (noun) – a person skilled in language
Complement (noun/verb) – that which completes or
perfects, speaking highly of someone
Filigree (noun) – a mesh of a fine metal
Invigorate (verb) - to fill with energy
Distill (verb) – to purify
Hone (v) – to sharpen
Scripture (n) – sacred writing
Torrent (n) – a flood or rush of water (words)
Oracle (n) – wise saying/ a person of wisdom
Discourse (n/v) – a conversation, act of conversing
Week 5 Vocabulary
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Perfunctory (adj) – done as a routine
Vantage (n) – a favorable position
Concussion (n) – impaired function in your brain
Chaff (adj) – trivial or worthless
Phosphorescent (adj) – glowing in the dark
Valise (n) – luggage
Perpetual (adj) – lasting forever or a long time
Aesthetic (n) – philosophy of art and beauty
Anesthetized (v) – to cause loss of consciousness
Penance (n) – voluntary self punishment
Excursion (n) – a short trip
Week 6 Vocabulary
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Trajectory (n) – a pathway of a projectile
Quarry (n) – Prey (something hunted)
Objectively (adv) – looking at something with out bias
Stationary (adj) – something that doesn’t move
Ricochet (v) – to bounce back in a specific direction
Juggernaut (n) – a big object or force
Gingerly (adv) – with care
Converge (n) – to come together
Simultaneously (adv) – occurring at the same time
Incriminate (v) – to accuse of a crime
Resolve (v) – to come to a conclusion
Convoluted (adj) – complex, clouded
Scythe (n) – a tool used for cutting wheat