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Fahrenheit 451 Part Two: "The Sieve and the Sand" vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp

a)

filigree

b)

sieve

2.

-become less intense, violent, or severe; go down to a lower or a normal level

a)

subside

b)

manifiest

3.

-proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects; treacherous; crafty

a)

beatific

b)

insidious

4.

-eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly; (of fire or a similar force) destroy completely; read quickly and eagerly; be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling

a)

devour

b)

rebut

5.

-distribute or spread over a wide area; go or cause to go in different directions or to different destinations; (with reference to gas, smoke, mist, or cloud) thin out or cause to thin out and disappear

a)

manifest

b)

disperse

6.

-ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery

a)

filigree

b)

sieve

7.

-give strength or energy to

a)

manifest

b)

invigorate

8.

(verb) display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate; be evidence of; prove; (of an ailment) become apparent through the appearance of symptoms; (of a ghost or spirit) appear; (adj) clear or obvious to the eye or mind

a)

manifest

b)

rebut

9.

-claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false

a)

subside

b)

rebut

10.

-blissfully happy; imparting holy bliss

a)

insidious

b)

beatific