Name: ____________________
Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary Words
Please define the following vocabulary words. For each word please make a PowerPoint slide with the
word written on it. Then make another PowerPoint slide after the word with the definition of the word,
the part of speech and a sentence using the word correctly. If possible, add a picture to help you
remember the word. These slides will help you study for the vocabulary quizzes.
Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander
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stolid
luxurious
proclivity
odious
cacophony
tamp
centrifuge
phoenix
censorious
certitude
dictum
din
flourish
incessant
Part II: The Sieve and the Sand
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sieve
rationalize
suffuse
dentifrice
praetor
insidious
linguist
contemptible
trifle
disperse
melancholy
perfunctory
perpetuate
prattle
Part III: Burning Bright
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writhe
plummet
convolution
desolation
abstracted
aesthetic
bestial
blanch
contempt
desolate
profuse
ravenous
saccharine
stoke