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WorksheetsFahrenheit 451 Part Two: "The Sieve and the Sand" vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
-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
filigree
sieve
-become less intense, violent, or severe; go down to a lower or a normal level
subside
manifiest
-proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects; treacherous; crafty
beatific
insidious
-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
devour
rebut
-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
manifest
disperse
-ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery
filigree
sieve
-give strength or energy to
manifest
invigorate
(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
manifest
rebut
-claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false
subside
rebut
-blissfully happy; imparting holy bliss
insidious
beatific
