"Fahrenheit 451" Part 1 Vocab The Hearth and the Salmander

Question 1

Extremely poisonous or injurious

Answer 1

Venomous

Question 2

Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

Answer 2

Stolid

Question 3

Supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy

Answer 3

Suspended

Question 4

The outside boundary or surface of something

Answer 4

Fringe

Question 5

In a serious manner

Answer 5

Earnestly

Question 6

Long and slender with a very small internal diameter

Answer 6

Capillary

Question 7

A long flexible snout as of an elephant

Answer 7

Proboscis

Question 8

Not representing or imitating external reality

Answer 8

Abstract

Question 9

A natural inclination

Answer 9

Proclivity

Question 10

Settle or come to rest

Answer 10

Alight

Question 11

Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

Answer 11

Contempt

Question 12

Any opinions at variance with the official position

Answer 12

Heresy

Question 13

Not circulating or flowing

Answer 13

Stagnant

Question 14

Migratory

Answer 14

Nomadic

Question 15

A statement that is held to be true

Answer 15

Assumption

Question 16

One having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

Answer 16

Custodian

Question 17

Make uniform, corresponding, or matching

Answer 17

Equate

Question 18

An overwhelming number or amount

Answer 18

Torrent

Question 19

Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

Answer 19

Extinguish

Question 20

Void of thought or knowledge

Answer 20

Vacant