Farenheit 451 Vocab 1

Question 1

Cower

Answer 1

To crouch as in fear or shame

Question 2

Desolation

Answer 2

An act or instance of barren or laid waste

Question 3

Oblivion

Answer 3

The state of being completely forgotten or unknown

Question 4

Quarry

Answer 4

An excavation or pit usually open to the air from which building stone slate or the like is obtained by cutting blasting etc

Question 5

Quaver

Answer 5

To shake tremulously quiver or tremble

Question 6

Ravenous

Answer 6

Extremely hungry famished

Question 7

Scapegoat

Answer 7

A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place

Question 8

Stratum

Answer 8

A layer of material that is one of a number of parallel layers one upon the other

Question 9

Suffuse

Answer 9

To over spread with or as with a liquid color etc

Question 10

Teem

Answer 10

To abound or swarm be prolific or fertile

Question 11

Discourse

Answer 11

Communication of thought by words

Question 12

Falter

Answer 12

To hesitate or waver in action purpose intent or give way

Question 13

Intuitive

Answer 13

Perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought

Question 14

Rationalize

Answer 14

To ascribe ones acts to causes that superficially seam reasonable and valid but actually are unrelated to the truth

Question 15

Rebut

Answer 15

To oppose by contrary proof