Stolid | showing little or no emotion; not easily excited or upsetPage 3 |
Refracted | to make light change direction when it goes through an anglePage 11 |
Imperceptibly | impossible to see or noticePage 11 |
Pulverized | to crush, beat ground into powder or dustPage 14 |
Melancholy | sad mood or feelingPage 61 |
Capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated formPage 24 |
Multifaceted | having many different partspage 26 |
ballistics | a sciences that studies the movement of objects that are shot through airPage 26 |
Erected | straight up and downPage 32 |
Proclivities | A strong natural liking for something that is usually badPage 33 |
Odious | Causing hatred or strong dislikePage 35 |
Ravenous | Very hungryPage 41 |
Pratfall | A sudden fall in which you end up sitting on the groundPage 56 |
Dictum | a statement or remark that expresses an important idea or rulePage 58 |
Noncombustible | not able to be burned easilyPage 61 |
Tactile | relating to sense of touchPage 61 |
Cadenced | A regular beat or rhythmPage 75 |
Retailiation | to do something bad to someone who has hurt youPage 79 |
Receptacle | a container that is used to hold somethingPage 82 |
Cowardice | Fear that make you unable to do what is right or expectedPage 82 |
Simultaneously | happening at the same timePage 149 |
Manifested | able to be seen clearlyPage 83 |
Verbiage | speech or writing that contains many wordsPage 107 |
Smouldering | to burn something slowly without flames but usually with smokePage 117 |
Indecisive | not able to make choices quickly and confidentlyPage 151 |
Grotesque | comically or repulsively ugly or distortedPage 134 |
Limned | to draw or paint on a surfacePage 134 |
Juggernaut | something that is extremely large and powerful that can’t be stoppedPage 140 |
Cardamon | the seeds of an Asian plant used as a spice in cookingPage 169 |
Pedants | a person who annoys other people by correcting small errorsPage 153 |
Pyre | a pile of wood for burning a dead bodyPage 163 |
Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary and Page Number
February 6, 2020