Finding meanings using contextual clues_Fahrenheit 451

Select the definition of "intuitive" from the story Fahrenheit 451:

• to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke

• understood without logic or rational knowledge

• a utensil for sifting or straining

Select the definition of "convoluted" from the story Fahrenheit 451:

• marked by or prone to indecision

• intricately folded, twisted, or coiled

• to puzzle completely, confuse

Select the definition of "insidious" from the story Fahrenheit 451:

• proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

• looked at or stared angrily or sullenly

• a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

Select the definition of "cacophony" from the story Fahrenheit 451:

• an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust

• a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts

• a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Select the definition of "melancholy" from the story Fahrenheit 451:

• a strong desire to achieve something

• an overwhelming feeling of happiness or joy

• a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Select the definition of "stolid" from the story Fahrenheit 451:

• easily influenced or affected

• full of energy and enthusiasm

• showing little or no emotion