Farenheit 451 Vocabulary Flashcards
Salamander
Any of numerous amphibians resembling lizards, part of a firemans uniform in Fahrenheit 451 ; mythical animal having the power to endure power without harm
Hearth
A brick, stone, or cement area in front of a fireplace; home
Arsonist
Person who conducts a willful or malice burning of property
Luxurious
Of the finest and richest kind
Sieve
A device with meshes or perforations through which finer particles of a mixture of various sizes may be passed to separate them from coarser ones
Compress
To press or squeeze together, to reduce in size or volume by squeezing
Hypnotize
To induce hypnosis in, to dazzle or overcome by or as if by suggestion
Marionette
A small scale, usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jolted limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires
Contemptible
Worthy of contempt, scornful
Distill
To let fall , exclude, or precipitate in drops or a wet mist, to extract the essence of of
Dentrifice
A powder, paste, or liquid for cleaning the teeth
Insidious
Awaiting a chance to entrap, treacherous, harmful but enticing
Phoenix
A legendary bird which according to legend lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
Capillary
Resembling a hair
Proclivity
An inclination or predisposition toward something
Disperse
To spread or distribute
Asylum
An institution for the care of destitute sick and especially the insane
Odious
Exoting or deriving hatred or repugnance
Rationalize
To bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable, to provide plausible but untrue reasons for conduct
Cacophony
Harsh or diseondant sound
Pantomime
Conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements, especially in drama or dance
Centrifuge
A machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for stimulating gravitational force
Incinerator
A furnace or container for incinerating (burning) waste materials
Gimmick
An ingenious and usually new scheme or angle
Ventilator
A contrivance for introducing fresh air or expelling foul or stagnant air
