Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary Check

continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles

• conflicting

• converge

• bombardment

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

incompatible or mutually opposed

• conflicting

• disregard

• contempt

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

distribute or spread over a large area

• aggravate

• dilate

• disperse

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

proceeding in a subtle way with harmful effects

• heresy

• insidious

• venomous

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

multiple people or things from different places meeting at one point

• converge

• filigree

• divert

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

consider one thing to be similar to another

• disintegrate

• flourish

• beatific

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

cruel and oppressive government rule

• tyrant

• treason

• pyre

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

claim that evidence or accusation is false

• rend

• rebut

• venomous

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1C

clear or obvious to mind

• strew

• oblivious

• manifest

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

inflict harm on behalf of self or another who was wronged

• divert

• avenge

• flourish (n)

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4