Vocabulary 1
Montag would be _____ in Faber's clothes, dressed to look and smell like Faber.
What is clad
The helicopters would _____ as they searched the area for Montag; the helicopters hesitated for they were unsure which way to go.
What is waver
Montag shivered in ______ as he watched his house being burned; he was shocked.
What is outrage
The ______ of jets surrounded the city and attacked with an atomic blast.
What is bombardment
Vocab word for "give"
What is allot
Montag said he would _____ time to think about his life, to give himself time to think about starting over.
What is allot
Montag approached the fire _____ from a long way off; he hesitated to get close to the unusual warmth of the fire.
What is warily
The Mechanical Hound’s electronic eyes would ______ as it searched for Montag; the Hound widened its eyes to improve its perspective.
What is dilate
As Mildred came down the steps to get into the waiting beetle-taxi, she gripped the suitcase tightly with ______ in her fist.
What is rigidity
Vocab word for "dressed"
What is clad
The televisor reported, “The search is over, Montag is dead; a crime against society has been _________.” The suspect had been caught and punished.
What is avenged
Captain Beatty did _____ as Montag shot a continuous flow of fire over him; Beatty twisted in on himself.
What is writhe
After the atomic bomb hit, the anguished city was in a state of ______.
What is desolation
Montag recalled how Millie enjoyed listening to the chattering relatives in the TV ______ on about mindless things.
What is prattle
Vocab word for "unbelievable"
What is incomprehensible
Montag felt his body would _______ as he used the flame thrower to burn the belongings in his house. He felt himself rip apart as he put away this senseless problem.
What is rend
Granger said that we must not be ________ and feel superior to anyone else in the world just because professors are academic and can memorize books.
What is pedants
It was ______ that Montag would burn Captain Beatty, and Montag himself couldn’t believe he would commit murder.
Montag imagined the Hound stabbing him and sending him into a state of _______, where Montag would be completely unconscious.
What is oblivion
Vocab word for "unconscious"
What is oblivion
The Mechanical Hound would _______, or decrease in distance, as the camera followed its hunt for Montag.
What is dwindle
Montag had to ______ Beatty and the Mechanical Hound, and challenging them, burned them both.
What is confront
During Montag's _____ a short trip across the deserted boulevard, a beetle filled with kids of all ages almost ran him over.
What is excursion
Montag felt himself _______ as he crossed the street to retrieve the books; his steps were unsteady.
What is falter
Vocab word for "rip apart"
What is rend