Borelli F451 Test Vocab
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Created by:
mnpatil17 on May 9, 2010
Subjects:
borelli, f451, fahrenheit 451, monta vista
Description:
The Vocab of F451 that will be in context for the test given by Ms. Borelli to her Freshmen Class.
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60 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Stolid (3) | ad. Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive. |
| Refract (11) | v. to deflect (like light) from a straight path. |
| Imperceptibly (11) | adv. Very impossibly or difficult to comprehend or imagine. |
| Melancholy (16) | n. sadness or depression. |
| Earnestly (17) | adv. Completely full of sincere intent. |
| Olfactory (25) | adj. Relating to the sense of smell. |
| Proboscis (25) | a long flexible snout or trunk. |
| Multi-faceted (26) | adj. Many sided. |
| Proclivity (33) | n. natural tendency or inclinations. |
| Odious (35) | adj. Arousing strong dislike. |
| Condemnation (39) | n. the act of putting down or looking down upon something. |
| Jargon (42) | n. nonsensical sounds or language. |
| Concussion (45) | n. a violent jarring; shock. |
| Cacophony (45) | n. harsh discordant sounds: opposite of harmony. |
| Luminescent (48) | adj. Glowing or emitting light. |
| Feign (50) | v. to fake or pretend (a behavior or action). |
| Displace (56) | v. to take the place of; supplant. |
| Nomadic (57) | adj. Lacking stability of a home base. |
| Dictum (58) | n. an official pronouncement. |
| Cower (58) | v. to shrink back in fear. |
| Breach (58) | v. to break through or violate. |
| Titillation (59) | n. the act of producing excitement or stimulation. |
| Pagan (60) | adj. Professing no religion. |
| Quibble (60) | v. to argue over petty matters. |
| Tactile (61) | adj. Relating to the sense of touch. |
| Torrent (62) | n. deluge, downpour. |
| Figment (62) | n. something made up or invented. |
| Haltingly (68) | adv. Hesitantly; waveringly. |
| Subside (72) | v. to lessen in intensity or degree. |
| Teem (73) | v. to be full of things; abound or swarm. |
| Cadenced (75) | adj. A progression of chords moving to a harmonic close or point of rest. |
| Patronage (75) | n. support, encouragement, or championship, as of a person or a cause. |
| Suffuse (76) | v. to spread through or over, as with liquid or light. |
| Retaliation (79) | n. the act of paying back for injury. |
| Submission (79) | n. the act of giving in to a power of another. |
| Divert (81) | v. to turn aside from a course or direction. |
| Veiled (81) | adj. Covered or shaded. |
| Skepticism (84) | n. a doubting or questioning attitude. |
| Insidious (86) | adj. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner. |
| Contemptible (91) | adj. Deserving of contempt; despicable. |
| Mobilize (92) | v. to make capable of movement. |
| Din (93) | n. a jumble of loud, discordant sounds. |
| Invigorate (103) | v. to reenergize. |
| Hone (104) | v. to sharpen; enhance. |
| Verbiage (107) | n. expression of words and phrases. |
| Dwindle (107) | v. to subside. |
| Beatific (107) | adj. Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness; angelic. |
| Perfunctorily (108) | adv. Done routinely and with little interest or care. |
| Chaff (109) | adj. Trivial or worthless. |
| Rigidity (114) | n. firmness. |
| Perpetual (115) | adj. Constant; neverending. |
| Clad (120) | adj. Covered with a protective or insulating layer |
| Penance (121) | n. A voluntary act of self-mortification or devotion expressing sorrow or sin. |
| Thoroughfare (124) | n. a busy roadway of traffic. |
| Falter (127) | v. To be unsteady in purpose; waver. |
| Trajectory (127) | n. The path of a projectile or other moving body through space. |
| Ricochet (138) | v. To rebound from a surface. |
| Incriminate (152) | v. to make one look guilty. |
| Pedant (153) | n. One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules. |
| Sloth (157) | n. Aversion to work or exertion; laziness. |
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