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# Part 1: Vocabulary (20 points) from Fahrenheit 451 This is a vocabulary list, likely from a textbook or study guide, focusing on words and their definitions. | # | Word | Definition | |---|---|---| | 1 | stolid | having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | | 2 | suspended | supported or...

# Part 1: Vocabulary (20 points) from Fahrenheit 451 This is a vocabulary list, likely from a textbook or study guide, focusing on words and their definitions. | # | Word | Definition | |---|---|---| | 1 | stolid | having or revealing little emotion or sensibility | | 2 | suspended | supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy | | 3 | anticipate | be excited or anxious about | | 4 | fringe | the outside boundary or surface of something | | 5 | melancholy | a feeling of thoughtful sadness | | 6 | earnestly | in a sincere and serious manner | | 7 | aggravate | exasperate or irritate | | 8 | capillary | long and slender with a very small internal diameter | | 9 | proboscis | a long flexible snout as of an elephant | | 10 | abstract | not representing or imitating external reality | | 11 | proclivity | a natural inclination | | 12 | alight | settle or come to rest | | 13 | flourish | a showy gesture | | 14 | dignity | formality in bearing and appearance | | 15 | contempt | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike | | 16 | heresy | any opinions at variance with the official position | | 17 | stagnant | not circulating or flowing | | 18 | resume | short descriptive summary (of events) | | 19 | nomadic | migratory | | 20 | vacant | void of thought or knowledge |

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