Farenheit 451 Vocab

Aesthetic

(adj.) pleasing in appearance : ATTRACTIVE

Anesthetize

(v) to subject to anesthesia

Beatific

(adj.) having a blissful appearance

Breach

(n) infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard

Cacophony

(n) 1. harsh or jarring sound
2. an incongruous or chaotic mixture: a striking combination

Cadence

(n) the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity; a regular and repeated pattern of activity

Cataract

(n) waterfall; especially: a large one over a precipice; downpour, flood

Censor

(v) to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable

Char

(v) to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat: BURN
(n) a charred substance: CHARCOAL

Combustible

(adj.) capable of combustion

Complement

(n) something that fills up, completes or makes better or perfect
(v) to complete or enhance by providing something additional: to be complementary to

Compliment

(v) to express esteem, respect, affection, or admiration to: to pay a compliment to
(n) an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration

Condemn

(n) to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation

Converge

(v) to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : MEET

Convoluted

(adj.) having convolutions (twists or coils)

Discourse

(n) verbal interchange of ideas
(v) to express oneself especially in oral discourse

Distill

(v) to purify or transform (a liquid) by successive evaporation and condensation: to subject to or transform by distillation

Drone

(v) to pass, proceed, or act in a dull, drowsy, or indifferent manner

Fathom

(v) to penetrate and come to understand

Feign

(v) to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression

Filigree

(n) ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces

Gingerly

(adj.) very cautious or careful

Gorge

(n) a narrow passage through land
(v) to eat greedily or to repletion

Homely

(adj.) being something familiar with which a person is comfortable and at ease: comfortable and familiar like home

Hone

(v) ​​to make more acute, intense, or effective

Illuminate

(v) to supply or brighten with light

Imperceptible

(adj.) not perceptible by a sense or by the mind: extremely slight, gradual, or subtle

Incessant

(adj.) continuing or following without interruption: UNCEASING

Incriminate

(v) to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault

Insidious

(adj.) having a gradual and cumulative effect : SUBTLE

Intuitive

(adj.) known or perceived by intuition : directly apprehended

Invigorate

(v) to give life and energy to : animate

Jowl

(n) usually slack flesh (such as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat

Juggernaut

(n) a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path

Linguist

(n) a person accomplished in languages

Lubricate

(v) to make smooth or slippery

Mausoleum

(n) a large tomb; especially: a usually stone building with places for the entombment of the dead above ground

Mediocre

(adj.) of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance: ordinary, so-so

Minstrel

(n) one of a class of medieval musical entertainers

Nectar

(n) a sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of honey

Olfactory

(adj.) of or relating to the sense of smell

Oracle

(n) a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak; a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions

Penance

(n) an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin

Perfunctory

(adj.) characterized by routine or superficiality: mechanical; lacking in interest or enthusiasm

Perpetual

(adj.) continuing forever : everlasting

Phosphorescent

(adj.) to be luminescent, caused by the absorption of radiations (to have phosphorescence)

Plummet

(v) to drop sharply and abruptly

Proboscis

(n) 1. the human nose especially when prominent
2. any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (such as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate

Proclivity

(n) an inclination or predisposition toward something

Profusion

(n) lavish expenditure : extravagance

Ravenous

(adj.) very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

Refract

(v) to subject (something, such as a ray of light) to refraction

Ricochet

(v) to bounce or skip with or as if with a glancing rebound

Saccharine

(adj.) of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar

Scripture

(n) a body of writings considered sacred or authoritative

Scythe

(n) an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle

Submission

(n) the condition of being submissive, humble, or compliant

Skepticism

(n) the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain

Suffuse

(v) to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill

Teeming

(v) to be present in large quantity

Torrent

(n) a violent or forceful flow of fluid

Trajectory

(n) a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory

Treason

(n) the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family

Thoroughfare

(n) a way or place for passage such as a street open at both ends or a main road

Valise

(n) a suitcase or small traveling bag

Venomous

(adj.) producing venom in a specialized gland and capable of inflicting injury or death