Fahrenheit 451 - Section 5 Vocabulary List


  1. Perpetual : continuing or enduring forever; everlasting
  2. Gobbledegook : language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand
  3. Burdensome : oppressively heavy; onerous
  4. Furnace : a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam
  5. Aesthetic : concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly
  6. Perspiration : a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat
  7. Drenching : to wet thoroughly; soak
  8. Anesthetized : to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic
  9. Instinctively : of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct
  10. Boulevard : a broad avenue in a city, usually having areas at the sides or center for trees, grass, or flowers
  11. Phosphorescent : exhibiting phosphorescence
  12. Trajectory : the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight
  13. Daffodil : a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, of the amaryllis family, having solitary, yellow,nodding flowers that bloom in the spring
  14. Dilate : to make wider or larger; cause to expand
  15. Grotesque : odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre
  16. Quivering : to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble
  17. Seance : a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead
  18. Juggernaut : any large, overpowering,destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team
  19. Asbestos  : a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles

댓글

가장 많이 본 글