English 10 Fahrenheit 451 Vocab List – Updated Monday 3/26
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Imperceptible – adj – hard to notice or see
Waft – verb – to carry an object, smell, or sound
Hearth – noun – the floor of the fireplace, thought of as the center of family life
Stolid – adj- having or showing no emotion
Proboscis – noun- nose, snout, or trunk
Melancholy – noun or adj– sadness or sad
Titillation – noun- excitement
Mausoleum – noun- a tomb
Acquiesce – verb – to give in to someone without argument or protest
Olfactory – adj- relating to one’s sense of smell
Heresy – noun – the accusation that someone holds beliefs that defy or go against those that
are generally accepted (usually religious)
Heretic – noun – a person who is accused of heresy
Odious – adj – hateful
Sieve –noun – a utensil with mesh for sifting
Receptacle – noun- a container (i.e. a garbage receptacle would be the trash)
Ravenous – adj – very, very hungry (not always literally hungry for food. You can be ravenous
for knowledge, for example)
Contemptible –adj- despicable; deserving scorn
Din – noun – a loud, obnoxious noise
Perfunctorily – adv – done with little interest or care