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Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 Vocabulary

2010

AB
aestheticrelating to beauty and taste
procainea local anesthetic or numbing medication
anesthetizedmade unconscious by the use of drugs; numbed
convergingcoming together from different directions; meeting
pyrea heap of burnable material
perpetualconstant or continuous
penanceremorse for past behavior or wrongdoing
excursiona short journey or outing
objectivelynot influenced by emotions or personal prejudices
resolvea firm decision
simultaneoushappening at the same time
incriminateto accuse of a crime or other wrongful act
convolutionsa coiled shape or part
incessantlycontinuing without interruption
desolationthe result of a devastating event; ruin
falterto be unsteady; to stumble
metropolisa major city
oblivionthe state of being forgotten
plummetto fall straight down; to plunge
ricochetedbounced from one or more surfaces
scapegoatsomeone forced to take the blame of others
scytheA bladed tool with a long bent handle, used for cutting or mowing; what the Grim Reaper carries
quarryperson or thing being chased or hunted
guildan association of people in the same trade
pedanta know-it-all


English Teacher
Maconaquah High School
Bunker Hill, IN

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