"Fahrenheit 451" Part 1 Vocab The Hearth and the Salmander Flashcards
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Extremely poisonous or injurious
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Venomous
2
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Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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Stolid
3
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Supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy
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Suspended
4
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The outside boundary or surface of something
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Fringe
5
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In a serious manner
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Earnestly
6
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Long and slender with a very small internal diameter
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Capillary
7
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A long flexible snout as of an elephant
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Proboscis
8
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Not representing or imitating external reality
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Abstract
9
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A natural inclination
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Proclivity
10
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Settle or come to rest
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Alight
11
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Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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Contempt
12
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Any opinions at variance with the official position
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Heresy
13
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Not circulating or flowing
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Stagnant
14
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Migratory
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Nomadic
15
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A statement that is held to be true
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Assumption
