FAHRENHEIT 451
VOCABULARY
Pre-AP - What to do with the vocabulary …
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Write down the ALL of the vocabulary words, part of speech for
each of the words, & the definition for all of the vocabulary words.
List 1 synonym and 1 antonym (for each vocabulary word)
THEN choose ONLY 10 words to use each word correctly in a
sentence – 5 from each list.
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Your vocabulary word usage must clearly demonstrate that you understand
the meaning of the word and how to use it correctly.
EXAMPLE:
aesthetic (adj): relate to beauty or art; pertaining to outward physical
appearance. The aesthetic value of the building was diminished by the
hideous paint.
From the novel …
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aesthetic (adj)
cacophonous (adj)
censorious (adj)
contempt (n)
desolate (adj)
feint (n)
incessant (adj)
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insidious (adj)
luxuriant (adj)
melancholy (adj)
oblivion (n)
obscure (adj)
odious (adj)
pedantic (adj)
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perfunctory (adj)
perpetuate (v)
proclivity (n)
profuse (adj)
stagnant (adj)
stolid (adj)
SAT Prep related to the novel …
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adulation (n)
assiduous (adj)
banal (adj)
capricious (adj)
demagogue (n)
emulate (v)
enervate (v)
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florid (adj)
guile (n)
implacable (adj)
implicit (adj)
judicious (adj)
laconic (adj)
maelstrom (n)
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maudlin (adj)
obfuscate (v)
perfidious (adj)
prosaic (adj)
sagacity (n)
veerable (adj)
CP - What to do with the vocabulary …
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Write down the word, part of speech, & definition for each
vocabulary word.
List 1 synonym and 1 antonym (for each vocabulary word)
Use each vocabulary word correctly in a sentence.
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Your vocabulary word usage must clearly demonstrate that you understand
the meaning of the word and how to use it correctly.
EXAMPLE:
aesthetic (adj): relate to beauty or art; pertaining to outward physical
appearance. The aesthetic value of the building was diminished by the
hideous paint.
From the novel …
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aesthetic (adj)
cacophonous (adj)
censorious (adj)
contempt (n)
desolate (adj)
feint (n)
incessant (adj)
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insidious (adj)
luxuriant (adj)
melancholy (adj)
oblivion (n)
obscure (adj)
odious (adj)
pedantic (adj)
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perfunctory (adj)
perpetuate (v)
proclivity (n)
profuse (adj)
stagnant (adj)
stolid (adj)