FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury

VOCABULARY LIST #1

WAFT•Verb- To move or

go lightly •Heavenly

aromas wafted from the kitchen.

ABRUPT•Sudden action or

change without preparation or warning- Unexpected

•We came to an abrupt stop at the traffic light.

REFRACT• To alter or distort

as if by refraction (bending of light rays)

• The light refracted off of the diamond and it looked beautiful.

MELANCHOLY•Depression of

spirits - sad• A pensive

mood • She sang the

ballad in a melancholy voice.

DISTILL• To let fall, exude, or

precipitate in drops or in a wet mist

• To extract the essence of

• The comedian was able to distill humor from personal loss.

INCLINED• To lean, tend, or

become drawn toward an opinion or course of conduct

• His love of books inclined him toward a literary.

TRAJECTORY•A path, progression, or

line of development resembling a physical trajectory – transmit

• The trajectory of the flight path ensured that no two aircraft landed at the same time.

DRONE

• One that lives on the labors of others

• I never want to become a mindless drone like those people working in an office everyday.

PROCLIVITIES• An inclination or

predisposition toward something

• As to contemporary issues, the book concludes in a way that hardly matches my own political proclivities.

FERVOR• Intensity of feeling or

expression - passion• Intense heat • The fans of both

teams were very intense, their booing and cheering was almost equal in fervor.

HERESY• An opinion contrary

to majority opinion or practice (church)

• Witches in Salem were burned by officials of the church for their alleged heresy.

RAVENOUS• Very eager or greedy

for food, satisfaction, or gratification – famished, greedy

• Alex turned up later on, and was absolutely ravenous having had nothing to eat.

STAGNANT• Not flowing in a

current or stream – stale

• Not advancing or developing

• A stagnant trading economy is one that does not change to meet market changes.

CACOPHONY• harshness in the

sound of words or phrases

• The cacophony of the poem really added to its intense, dark nature.

AWE• A combined

emotion of dread, and wonder to authority, the sacred or sublime.

• I stood in awe of the tiger at the zoo.