Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary
These words which appear in Fahrenheit 451 have been identified as words or derivatives
of words that have appeared on past standardized tests. Each of the following steps must
be completed before the end of the unit.
Step1: Using a pencil, place check ( ) next to each word that you can use correctly in a
sentence.
Step 2: Define the words that you do not know.
Step 3: Complete three vocabulary extension activities
Step 4: Be prepared to use the words in your writing and speaking.
abyss
ballistics
cacophony
cartographer
centrifuge
conjure
cower
distilled
feigning
luminescent
mausoleum
nomadic
noncombustible
olfactory
pagan
pratfall
proboscis
rationalize
ravenous
stratum
tactile
tallow
tamped
titillation
trajectory