Vocabulary Wk. 1
to cover or conceal
What is enshroud
to injure by rough treatment
What is maul?
to please
What is to gratify
This character likely was carrying a knife to 1st grade
Who is Little Chuck Little?
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself"
What is allusion to FDR?
mentally ill; insane
delayed
What is belated?
to escape notice
what is elude
This character is arrested and charged with rape.
Who is Tom Robinson?
Faber references this allusion when discussing the confusion created by many languages being spoken.
What is the Tower of Babel?
to eat or swallow greedily
What is to gorge
to mislead; to fool.
What is delude?
to attain something desired
What is fruition?
Jack went to school to become a ______
Montag alludes to _________when describing the rush Mildred makes to get out to meet her friends.
What is Mt. Vesuvius
pertaining to a major crime
What is felonious
promoting equal rights
What is egalitarian?
a maneuver to gain an advantage
What is gambit?
Dill's aunt
Who is Ms. Rachel?
When Montag talks about "the lilies of the field" he's making an allusion to ________________
What is the Bible?
to combine
What is amalgamate
marked by showy or pretentious display
What is ostentatious?
a funeral rite or ceremony
What is obsequy
This character only goes to school on the first day of each year.
Who is Burris Ewell
So far in To Kill a Mockingbird, there have been more of these types of allusions than any other.
What is historical?