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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451. Vocabulary . Part I . “The Hearth and the Salamander” . Dictum. decree; declaration; order. Mausoleum. a stately and magnificent tomb. Phoenix. a mythical bird who can burn itself and rise from it is ashes in the freshness of youth. Ravenous. grasping ; greedy; eager.

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Fahrenheit 451

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary

  2. Part I “The Hearth and the Salamander”

  3. Dictum decree; declaration; order

  4. Mausoleum a stately and magnificent tomb

  5. Phoenix a mythical bird who can burn itself and rise from it is ashes in the freshness of youth

  6. Ravenous grasping; greedy; eager

  7. Ballistics the study of the functioning of firearms

  8. Amber a hard translucent yellow, orange, or brownish-yellow fossil resin used for making jewelry

  9. Waft to carry lightly and smoothly

  10. Imperceptibly in a hidden, undetectable manner

  11. Olfactory of or pertaining to the sense of smell

  12. Tamped packed down tightly

  13. Centrifuge an apparatus that rotates at a high speed and separates substances of different densities, like milk and cream

  14. Tallow hard fat obtained from parts of the bodies of cattle, sheep, or horses and to make candles and soaps

  15. Minstrel one of a troupe of entertainers made up in blackface and presenting a comic variety show

  16. Cacophony harsh discordance of sound

  17. Proclivities natural inclinations or tendencies

  18. Part II “The Sieve and the Sand”

  19. Harlequin Buffoon, comic, clown

  20. cadenced With a rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

  21. patronage Financial support or assistance

  22. Aesthetic Relating to beauty

  23. teem Abound or swarm; be plentiful

  24. intuitively Seemingly; reasonably; most likely

  25. praetorian Related to elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice

  26. insidious Artful; clever; crafty

  27. sieve An instrument with a meshed bottom used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter or for straining liquids

  28. trifle Article or thing of very little value

  29. oblivion The state of being forgotten

  30. welter Clamor; commotion

  31. falter To be unsteady; to stumble

  32. Linguists Persons who are skilled in several languages

  33. arsonists Persons who willfully set fire to buildings, or other property, for an improper use

  34. Contemptible Shameful; despicable; disgusting

  35. Suffused Was spread through or over, as with liquid, color, or light

  36. Part III “Burning Bright”

  37. valise A small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.

  38. Desolation Bleakness; devastation; ruin

  39. Cardamom A tropical Asian plant of the ginger family, used as a spice in medicine

  40. Raveled Became disjoined thread by thread or fiber by fiber; frayed

  41. Wielding handling a weapon or tool with skill and ease

  42. Perpetual Continuing or enduring forever

  43. Incessantly Continuously; without stopping

  44. Penance A punishment undergone in token of regret for a sin

  45. juggernaut An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path

  46. séance A meeting, session, or sitting

  47. Phosphorescent Illuminated; glowing; ablaze

  48. Liquefaction The act or process of making liquid

  49. Ricocheted Bounced; leaped; seesawed

  50. Incomprehensible Impossible to understand

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