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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