Fahrenheit 451 Vocab

By: Daniel Ge

aesthetic

pertaining to beauty

bombardment

an attack by dropping bombs

cataract

clouding of the lens of the eye

chaos

great confusion, disorder

civilian

a person who is not in the military

dilate

to make larger; expand

dimension

property of space, as in height, width, depth

discourse

written or spoken communication or debate

disintegrate

to fall apart

distill

extract the essential elements

incomprehensible

impossible to understand

insane

crazy

liquefaction

The process by which an earthquake's violent movement suddenly turns loose soil into liquid mud

luminescent

emitting light not caused by heat

noncombustible

unable to catch fire easily

oblivion

state of being forgotten

parried

Deflected or warded off; avoided

patronage

Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

perpetual

never ending or changing

phoenix

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

platinum

Pt 78

profusion

an abundance or large quantity of something

quibble

to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

receptacle

container; vessel; holder

spittle

saliva, spit

tabloid

a smaller version of a newspaper, often with more sensational news

threadbare

old and worn out

transcription

synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template

ventilation

movement of air in and out of the lungs