Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary

Select the word which best matches the following definition: To disprove something with arguments

• rebut

• desolate

• pulverize

• retaliate

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Select the word which best matches the following definition: A long flexible snout.

• capillary

• proboscis

• fringe

• convolutions

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Select the word which best matches the following definition: Done as a matter of duty or chore without thought or genuine feeling.

• perfunctorily

• incessantly

• insidiously

• imperceptibly

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Select the word which best matches the following definition: The sensation of being excited or agreeably aroused.

• titillation

• odious

• proclivity

• valise

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Select the definition which best matches the following word: abyss

• a deep gorge or chasm; a vast empty space

• burned wood or fuel

• eating greedily and to excess

• a large tomb

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Select the word which best matches the following definition: Showing no activity; dull and sluggish.

• symbol

• tyranny

• stagnant

• cacophony

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select the word which best matches the following definition: Feeling or expressing blissful happiness.

• beatific

• alight

• conflicting

• desolation

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Select the definition which best matches the following word: luminescent

• ability to view things without emotion or prejudice

• able to emit light by means other than heat

• an unpleasant combination of sounds

• in a confused manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Select the word which best matches the following definition: Absolute conviction that something is the case.

• Positivity

• Beatific

• Certitude

• Rebuttal

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Select the definition which best matches the following word: Gaseous

• characterized by or employing a smooth easy style

• to emit a strong offensive odor

• an immeasurably deep gulf or great space

• having the form of gas; lacking substance or solidity

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4