Fahrenheit 451 Part 1

cacophony

• a wooden puppet

• crushed into a powder or dust

• an unpleasant combination of sounds

• powerful rush of water

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

abyss

• a deep gorge or chasm; a vast empty space

• burned wood or fuel

• eating greedily and to excess

• a large tomb

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

melancholy

• unable to catch fire easily

• several layers of something, usually land

• natural tendencies to behave in a certain way

• feeling or causing sadness

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

seized

• took hold of something quickly and firmly

• a case for a blade

• a case for a blade

• a device that separates substances

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

waft

• a furnace for burning trash

• to float gently through the air

• relating to the sense of smell

• relating to the sense of touch

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

proclivities

• depths of water

• faking; pretending

• natural tendencies to behave in a certain way

• lacking human feelings of pity or remorse

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

luminescent

• ability to view things without emotion or prejudice

• able to emit light by means other than heat

• an unpleasant combination of sounds

• in a confused manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

devotion

• faking; pretending

• a furnace for burning trash

• crushed into a powder or dust

• a deep commitment of love

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

torrent

• a powerful rush of water

• natural tendencies to behave in a certain way

• a wooden puppet

• eating greedily and to excess

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

feigning

• a pronouncement of guilt

• able to emit light by means other than heat

• faking; pretending

• the study of projectiles or firearms

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4