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FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury
VOCABULARY LIST #1
WAFT•Verb- To move or
go lightly •Heavenly
aromas wafted from the kitchen.
ABRUPT•Sudden action or
change without preparation or warning- Unexpected
•We came to an abrupt stop at the traffic light.
REFRACT• To alter or distort
as if by refraction (bending of light rays)
• The light refracted off of the diamond and it looked beautiful.
MELANCHOLY•Depression of
spirits - sad• A pensive
mood • She sang the
ballad in a melancholy voice.
DISTILL• To let fall, exude, or
precipitate in drops or in a wet mist
• To extract the essence of
• The comedian was able to distill humor from personal loss.
INCLINED• To lean, tend, or
become drawn toward an opinion or course of conduct
• His love of books inclined him toward a literary.
TRAJECTORY•A path, progression, or
line of development resembling a physical trajectory – transmit
• The trajectory of the flight path ensured that no two aircraft landed at the same time.
DRONE
• One that lives on the labors of others
• I never want to become a mindless drone like those people working in an office everyday.
PROCLIVITIES• An inclination or
predisposition toward something
• As to contemporary issues, the book concludes in a way that hardly matches my own political proclivities.
FERVOR• Intensity of feeling or
expression - passion• Intense heat • The fans of both
teams were very intense, their booing and cheering was almost equal in fervor.
HERESY• An opinion contrary
to majority opinion or practice (church)
• Witches in Salem were burned by officials of the church for their alleged heresy.
RAVENOUS• Very eager or greedy
for food, satisfaction, or gratification – famished, greedy
• Alex turned up later on, and was absolutely ravenous having had nothing to eat.
STAGNANT• Not flowing in a
current or stream – stale
• Not advancing or developing
• A stagnant trading economy is one that does not change to meet market changes.
CACOPHONY• harshness in the
sound of words or phrases
• The cacophony of the poem really added to its intense, dark nature.
AWE• A combined
emotion of dread, and wonder to authority, the sacred or sublime.
• I stood in awe of the tiger at the zoo.