Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary

Question 1

compress

Answer 1

compact, condense

Question 2

illumination

Answer 2

spiritual or intellectual enlightenment

Question 3

marionette

Answer 3

puppet

Question 4

thimble

Answer 4

a cap worn over a finger to protect from a needle when sewing

Question 5

distill

Answer 5

make pure; draw out something

Question 6

obligate

Answer 6

to compel. constrain; restricted

Question 7

salamander

Answer 7

a tailed amphibian

Question 8

capillary

Answer 8

blood vessel; slender

Question 9

phoenix

Answer 9

a mythical bird of great beauty

Question 10

mourn

Answer 10

be sad over loss

Question 11

proclivity

Answer 11

a tendency

Question 12

ignite

Answer 12

to set on fire

Question 13

odious

Answer 13

hateful, horrible

Question 14

cacophony

Answer 14

dissonance; disagreeing of sounds

Question 15

centrifuge

Answer 15

rotating machine that separates different substances

Question 16

sieve

Answer 16

strainer

Question 17

suffuse

Answer 17

spread out

Question 18

dentifrice

Answer 18

a paste or power to clean the teeth with

Question 19

praetor

Answer 19

each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul

Question 20

insidious

Answer 20

sneaky or tricky

Question 21

contemptible

Answer 21

despicable, shameful

Question 22

trifle

Answer 22

thing of little or no value

Question 23

writhe

Answer 23

contort; toss back and forth

Question 24

plummet

Answer 24

to fall hard and fast

Question 25

flail

Answer 25

to beat, strike

Question 26

exhalation

Answer 26

breathing out

Question 27

hover

Answer 27

hang, float over

Question 28

simultaneous

Answer 28

happening at about the same time

Question 29

convolution

Answer 29

a turn, twist, or coil

Question 30

desolation

Answer 30

uninhabitated area