Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary Unit 1

Phoenix a legendary Arabian bird said to set fire to itself and rise anew from the ashes every 500 years

pedestrian Commonplace or dull

The turning or bending of any wave Refract The turning or bending of any wave

A loss in the transparency of the lens of the eye Cataract A loss in the transparency of the lens of the eye

resembling a hair; slender Capillary resembling a hair; slender

Olfactory pertaining to the sense of smell

A long, flexible snout or trunk, as of an elephant Proboscis A long, flexible snout or trunk, as of an elephant

the study of the flight dynamics of projectiles Ballistics the study of the flight dynamics of projectiles

natural or habitual inclination or tendency Proclivities natural or habitual inclination or tendency

deserving or causing hatred odious deserving or causing hatred

Abyss a bottomless pit

Sieve a device for separating lumps

rotating machines that separate Centrifuge rotating machines that separate

Feign to make believe; pretend

to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc. Suffused to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.