Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury Part 3 Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury

Bombardments Convolutions Desolation Doused Erected Fragmentary Gingerly Gout Grotesque Incessantly Incomprehensible Incriminate Insomnia pyre Juggernaut Liquefaction Luminous Moat Pedants Penance Phantom Plume Prattled Procaine Processions Ricocheted Scythe Séance Sloth squanders

Part 3 Vocab 1. bombardments – assaults; attacks 2. convolutions – curves, twists, or intricacies 3. desolation – deprivation of companionship; loneliness 4. doused – extinguished; immersed in liquid 5. erected – built; raised 6. fragmentary – consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken 7. gingerly – with great care or caution 8. gout – a disease of the joints; a large blob of something 9. grotesque – misshapen, especially in a strange or disgusting way 10. incessantly – continuing without interruption; ceaselessly

11. incomprehensible – impossible to understand or comprehend 12. incriminate – to accuse of or present proof of a crime 13. insomnia - sleeplessness 14. juggernaut – a crushing force that is relentless and destructive 15. liquefaction – the process of liquefying or turning to a liquid state 16. luminous – emitting light 17. moat – a wide waterway or ditch acting as a barrier 18. pedants – people concerned with rules and details 19. penance – self-punishment for committing a sin 20. phantom – a ghost; unreal

21. plume – a feather; a rising column of smoke, dust, or water 22. prattled – talked in a foolish or simple-minded way 23. procaine – a local anesthetic 24. processions – groups moving along or forward 25. pyre – a pile of burning materials, especially wood 26. ricocheted – the motion of an object bouncing off something 27. scythe – a tool for mowing and reaping 28. séance – a meeting, usually to speak to the dead 29. sloth – a slow-moving mammal; laziness 30. squanders – fails to take advantage of