Vocab study guide Fahrenheit 451

Question 1

Theremin

Answer 1

a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player’s hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.

Question 2

Feigning

Answer 2

to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of

Question 3

Rebut

Answer 3

to refute by evidence or argument

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

Incessant

Answer 5

continuing without interruption

Question 6

Pendants

Answer 6

a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning

Question 7

Proclivities

Answer 7

natural or habitual inclination or tendency

Question 8

Abstract

Answer 8

thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances

Question 9

Cadence

Answer 9

rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

Question 10

Phantom

Answer 10

an apparition or specter