Book Summary For Fahrenheit 451

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The vocabulary word list for Fahrenheit 451 is arranged in order of appearance from its three parts:

• Part I-The Hearth and the Salamander:
  kerosene, luxuriously, prior, compress, hypnotize, miraculous, illumination, marionette, thimble, distill, gush, disposable, dissolve, drench, apprenticeship, obligate, salamander, exotic, capillary, jolt, phoenix, mourn, glitter, proclivity, cellophane, ignite, asylum, odious, flourish, tamp, cacophony, centrifuge, pantomime, cymbal, incinerator
• Part II-The Sieve And The Sand:
  rationalize, ventilator, sieve, suffuse, dentifrice, garment, arsonist, devour, gimmick, praetor, insidious, linguist, contemptible, trifle, disperse
• Part III-Burning Bright:
  simmer, reel, fumble, writhe, manikin, instinctive, plummet, flail, phantom, exhalation, contaminate, hover, meteor, musk, wary, simultaneous, convolution, desolation, Ecclesiastes

  Thank you to Janice Cook, a former teacher at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, California for being our teacher contributor for he vocabulary word list for Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

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  Vocabulary Word List: Fahrenheit 451:
  CACOPHONY, CONTEMPTIBLE, CONVOLUTION, DESOLATION, FLOURISH, ILLUMINATION, INSIDIOUS, ODIOUS, PHOENIX, PROCLIVITY, SIEVE, SIMULTANEOUS, SUFFUSE, TRIFLE, WRITHE

  Fahrenheit 451 fill-in-the-blank vocabulary worksheet:

• 1. Generous donors donated necessary funds to provide better __________ in the gym.
• 2. Matt enjoyed reading about the __________ , a legendary bird that was burned to death but lived forever.
• 3. Corey has a __________ to speed and watches the odometer to avoid a ticket.
• 4. The cruelty in Nazi concentration camps ranks among the most __________ of events in world history.
• 5. These vegetables will __________ with water, fertilized soil and plenty of sunshine.
• 6. Fans created __________ because of their joy after the championship win!
• 7. Mary uses a perforated __________ to drain water from pasta when she cooks noodles.
• 8. Ellen loves the skylight that allows the sun’s rays to __________ the kitchen.
• 9. Duped by the amiable salesman and his __________ scheme, the elderly couple lost a thousand dollars.
• 10. Few people associate socially with Gregory anymore after his __________ lies.
• 11. If Patrick intends to __________ with Susan’s emotions, she will not date him.
• 12. Did you see that player __________ in pain on the field when he broke his leg?
• 13. Linguists study for years to be able to translate __________ conversations.
• 14. As a result of the __________ in the secondary trail, Betty and Mark lost their way.
• 15. Todd spent his vacation hiking in the __________ of the Alaskan wilderness.

  Answers:
  1 – ILLUMINATION , 2 – PHOENIX , 3 – PROCLIVITY, 4 – ODIOUS , 5 – FLOURISH , 6 – CACOPHONY , 7 – SIEVE , 8 – SUFFUSE , 9 – INSIDIOUS , 10 – CONTEMPTIBLE , 11 – TRIFLE , 12 – WRITHE , 13 – SIMULTANEOUS , 14 – CONVOLUTION , 15 – DESOLATION