WorksheetsFahrenheit 451 vocab quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
1) There was no logical answer, but I had an __________ guess.
Perpetual
Vital
Intuitive
Incessant
The dog used its ________ senses to find the missing person.
Beatific
Olfactory
Insidious
Wary
The illumination of the rising sun ________ the sky in an orange-yellow color.
Limned
Refracted
Incited
Avenged
Which of the following is a definition of Quarry?
an animal pursued by a hunter
a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows.
a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
All of the above
1) Since the alarm did not sound, the fire spread in an ____________ manner, and it was only noticed when it had gotten out of control.
Intuitive
Insidious
Odious
Incessant
1) All the plastics we use have a __________effect on the environment.
Stolid
Ruinous
Vital
Melancholy
a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g. cream from milk) or liquids from solids.
Proboscis
Cacophony
Contrasedative
Centrifuge
1) The woman’s voice __________ with fear.
Suffused
Quavered
Pulverized
Parried
Which of the following is an example of a contrasedative?
asprin
milk
adrenaline
sleeping pills
The _________ of the butterfly extended to drink the delicious nectar from the flower.
Proclivity
Pendant
Juggernaut
Proboscis
calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
Stolid
Welter
Perfunctory
Pendant
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
Juggernaut
Centrifuge
Limn
Pendant
The _________ waves crashed as the storm intensified.
Quavering
Weltering
Incomprehensible
Insidious
A politician's handshake may become __________ since he has to do it so often.
Contemptible
Beatific
Imperceptible
Perfunctory
the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
Centrifuge
Status Quo
Tyranny
Pendant
A _____________ object or color glows in the dark with a soft light, but gives out little or no heat.
Beatific
Grotesque
Phosphorescent
Imperceptible
There is a slight difference between the pictures, but it’s _____________ unless you put them next to each other.
Insidious
Imperceptible
Illuminated
Vital
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
Melancholy
incessant
Pendant
Welter
He had a _____________ to skip questions because he couldn’t stay focused.
Olfactory
Welter
Proclivity
Refract
The light was ___________ as it shone through the water glass.
Pulverized
Refracted
Weltered
Illuminated
a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution
Cacophony
Juggernaut
Contrasedative
Status Quo
The dog's aggression caused him to have an _________ reputation.
Stolid
Odious
Tyranny
Vital
The fruit was ____________ in the blender.
Pulverized
Refracted
Phosphorescent
Gorged
comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Perpetual
Melancholy
Grotesque
Ruinous
In order for the vault to be opened, two people had to _____________ hit a button.
Perpetually
Grotesquely
Insidiously
Simultaneously
depict or describe in painting or words.
Limn
Refract
Proclivity
Parry
The young __________ spent a whole month hiding before the police found him.
Juggernaut
Pendant
Fugitive
Limn
The heavy metal music sounded like a ___________ of ear-deafening noises.
Proboscis
Tyranny
Cacophony
Centrifuge
never ending or changing.
Perpetual
Simultaneous
Beatific
Serenity
The ________ in his poem matched perfectly with the beat of the song playing behind him.
Cacophony
Cadence
Olfactory
Status Quo
The room was filled with candles that provided a sense of ____________ and tranquility.
Serenity
Proclivity
Grotesque
Melancholy
(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.
Perpetual
Incessant
Odious
Cacophony
The disease was taking over my body ____________, but I did not know until it was too late.
Grotesquely
Perpetually
Intuitively
Insidiously
the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.
Olfactory
Proboscis
Cadence
Cacophony
“It is ________for teenagers to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night.”
Tyranny
Odious
Vital
Status Quo
