Farhenheit 451 Vocbulary Maps
Aliana Tate 1st Block ELA
DefinitionOdious: extremely unpleasant; repulsive
Evidence from Novel:
“Beatty, Stoneman, and Black ran up the sidewalk, suddenly
odious and fat in their plump fireproof
slickers.” (Bradbury 39)
My sentence:The odious man , tall and bald, didn’t care what any one thought about him.
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Definition:Nomadic- leading life of a wanderer
Evidence from Novel:
“Towns turn into motels, people turn into nomadic surges
from place to place…” p.57
My sentence:The nomadic Native
American tribe were the Archaic.
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Definition:Ravenous- extremely hungry
Evidence from novel:“His hands were ravenous.” p.41
My Sentence:The bird was ravenous for a worm.
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Definition:Conjure: to call to the mind (as if by magic)
Evidence from novel:“He tried to conjure up a face to fit the words, but there was no face.” p.22
My sentence:For breakfast he decided to conjure up some pancakes.
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Definition:Sieve: a utensil of wire or plastic mesh used to separate coarser particles from finer particles.
Evidence from novel: “His hands were tired, the sand was boiling, the sieve was empty” pg.78
My sentence: He strained the tea with a sieve.
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Definition:Plummeting: falling or dropping straight down at high speed.
Evidence from novel: “ and then they were plummeting down to land,” pg. 125
My sentence: As the man jumped on his bungee cord, he started plummeting to the ground.
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Definition: Bole: a tree trunk
Evidence from novel: “It slammed into Montag and threw him ten feet back against the bole of a tree.” pg. 120
My sentence: The bole of the tree had a rough surface.
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Definition: Juggernaut: an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes everything in its path.
Evidence from Novel: “He saw a great juggernaut of stars form in the sky” pg. 140
My sentence: The herd of juggernaut animals were unstoppable.
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Definition: Anesthetized: induced with a drug that causes insensitivity to pain.
Evidence from Novel: “He might not be able to gain his feet at all, with an anesthetized leg.’’ pg. 12o
My sentence: He was anesthetized before he got his tooth pulled.
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Definition: Aesthetic: having a pleasing appearance
Evidence from Novel: pg.115 Line 26
My sentence: The drawing had no aesthetic flavor.
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Definition: Scythe: a tool used for cutting crops, such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole.
Evidence From Text: pg.162
My sentence: Some farmers use scythes to cut wheat.
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Definition: Pedant: a person excessively concerned with minor or with displaying technical knowledge.
Evidence from novel: pg. 157
My sentence: The pedant was very annoyed by the usage of homonyms.
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Definition: Liquefaction: the act of making or becoming liquid.
Evidence from Novel: pg. 121
My sentence: Earthquakes can cause liquefactions.
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