Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary

ballistic test heading your way (on the March of the 4th)

Metropolis

a very large and densely populated industrial and commercial city

Cacophony

harsh or jarring sound

Gobbledegook

wordy, meaningless talk

Perpetual

never ending or changing

Yielded

produce or provide

Pyre

bonfire used to cremate bodies

Incessantly

continuously

Penance

voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression

Stolid

calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

Ballistics

the study of how projectiles move, including bullets, rockets, and bombs

Slickers

raincoats

Cinders

a small piece of partly burned coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it

Guild

an association of merchants or craftsmen who share resources, knowledge, and support for each other

Scythe

an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or harvesting crops

Insidious

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Profuse

a large amount or quantity of something

Strew

scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area

Teem

be full of or swarming with

Trifle

something of little value, substance, or importance

Welter

a state of wild disorder; turmoil