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Fahrenheit 451 VOCAB 9 Flashcards

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Stolid

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Unemotional, calm

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Refracted

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Bending of light, reflection (going through)

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Imperceptibly

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Something that isn’t showing, wants to show but won’t

Gradual, slight, subtle

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Pulverized

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To blow up, be broken down

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Melancholy

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Sadness

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Capillary

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Blood vessels

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Multifaceted

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Having many facets

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Ballistics

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Science behind firearms

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Erected

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To construct, build

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Proclivities

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Something regular, preferred

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Odious

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Repulsive, unpleasant

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Ravenous

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Eager to do something, hungry

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Pratfall

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To fall on one’s behind (humiliating)

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Dictum

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Formal pronouncement from an authoritative source

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Noncumbustible

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Not fammable

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Tactile

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Connected with touch

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Cadenced

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Modulation or inflection of the voice

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Retaliation

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Act of harming someone, counterattack (revenge)

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Receptacle

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An object of space to contain something

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Cowardice

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Lack of bravery

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Simultaneously

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At the same time

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Manifested

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To display or show, to have evidence of

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Parried

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To defend, ward off

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Verbiage

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Excessive amount of words or technical expressions

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Smouldering
Burn slowly with smoke but no flame
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Oscure
Hidden, not clear
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Indecisive
Notable to make a decision
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Grotesque
Comically repsulsive or distorted (ugly)
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Limned
Depict or describe with paintings or words
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Juggernaut
Huge, powerful and overwhelming force or insitution
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Cardamon
Aromic seeds of a plant of the ginger family
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Pedants
Excessively concerned with minor details
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Pyre
Heap of combustible material, especially for burning

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