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FAHRENHEIT 451 VOCAB WORDS. CJ ROREX. DILATE. Definition- To become larger or to being more wide open. . Evidence from Text- They both looked quickly about the house and Montag felt his nostrils dilate . Picture- . My Sentence- Dilate the windows to let in more light. . SEAR.
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FAHRENHEIT 451 VOCAB WORDS CJ ROREX
DILATE Definition- To become larger or to being more wide open. Evidence from Text- They both looked quickly about the house and Montag felt his nostrils dilate Picture- My Sentence- Dilate the windows to let in more light.
SEAR Definition- To burn or scorch with intense heat. Evidence from Text- What could he say in a single word, a few words, .that would sear all their faces and wake them up? Picture- My Sentence- Sear the chicken for about 30 seconds.
LIQUEFACTION Definition- The act of making or becoming liquid. Evidence from Text- There was a hiss like a great mouthful of spittle banging a red-hot stove, a bubbling and frothing as if salt had been poured over a monstrous black snail to cause a terrible liquefaction and a boiling over of yellow foam. Picture- My Sentence- The liquefaction of the popsicle did not surprise me.
BOMBARDIER Definition- A member of a bomber crew responsible for sighting and releasing bombs. Evidence from Text- The bombardment was to all intents and purposes finished once the jets had sighted their target, alerted their bombardier at five thousand miles an hour Picture- My Sentence- The bombardier was not very good at his job.
QUARRY Definition- A person or thing that is being chased or hunted. Evidence from Text- Never since its first use in tracking quarry has this incredible invention made a mistake. Picture- My Sentence- The quarry species is on the verge of going extinct.
SCYTHE Definition- A tool used for cutting crops, such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole. Evidence from Text- as quick as the whisper of a scythe the war was finished. Picture- My Sentence- My dad told me that we had to get a scythe before we could do anything on the farm.
PROCAINE Definition- A local anesthetic Evidence from Text- It made a single last leap into the air coming down at Montag from a good three feet over his head, its spidered legs reaching, the procaine needle snapping out its single angry tooth. Picture- My Sentence- The drug procaine can be highly effective to the human body.
CONVOLUTIONS Definition- Coils and twists Evidence from Text- "Grandfather's been dead for all these years, but if you lifted my skull, by God, in the convolutions of my brain you'd find the big ridges of his thumbprint. Picture- My Sentence- She never finished reading the novel because of the plot’s endless convolutions.