Week #2 Vocabulary Fahrenheit 451 and The Fireman

Fahrenheit 451 Pages 25-68

1.    erected: something that has been built

2.      proclivities: things that you are naturally inclined to do

3.      odious: evil or malevolent

4.      ravenous: very hungry

5.      pratfall: joke that involves slapstick or violence

6.      dictum: a declaration from someone with authority. 

7.      noncombustible: does not easily explode.


The Fireman pages 271-291

1.      obscured (271): to be hard to see or covered by something

2.      radiance (272): A warm and glowing light or feeling

3.      idle (277): to not be working or moving

4.      cataract (278): a blockage of the lens that keeps people from seeing.

5.      radical (280): someone who believes in ideas people think are extreme.

6.      rational (281): something that makes sense and is logical. 

7.      serenity (287): a way of being that is calm and relaxed.

The keys on my bed were obscured by the blankets that were covering them. (271)

The radiance of the woman was clear from the way she smiled warmly and said hello.

The car was sitting idle because it had run out of gas.

Once my grandma had the cataract removed from her eye, she could see clearly again.

They called him a radical because he discussed ideas that people thought were extreme.

I explained my argument in a rational and logical way so everyone could understand.

After I had my bath and had a cup of tea, I felt a feeling of deep serenity.