Fahrenheit 451 Vocab: Part I Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
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abruptly
A
suddenly
2
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abyss
A
a void, emptiness
3
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adders
A
snakes
4
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ballistics
A
the science of the motion of projectiles in flight
5
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bestial
A
beat-like
6
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buckling
A
yielding, collapsing
7
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cacophony
A
harsh or painful sounds
8
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centrifuge
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a machine that uses centrifugal force to stimulate gravitational effects
9
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clarified
A
made clear
10
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condensations
A
abrigments
11
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conjure
A
beg; make, construct
12
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dictum
A
an order
13
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dike
A
a dam
14
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fathoms
A
distances of 6 feet
15
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feigning
A
faking
16
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gibbering
A
babbling
17
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gilt
A
golden
18
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gorging
A
eating greedily
19
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gullet
A
the throat
20
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heresy
A
disbelief in the established religion or rules
21
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igniter
A
a lighter
22
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intact
A
entire; complete
23
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jargon
A
a type of language used by a specific group, vocation, etc
24
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lubricated
A
oiled
25
luminescent
glowing
26
mausoleum
a large tomb
27
noncombustible
not burnable
28
objectivity
impartiality
29
odious
hateful
30
olfactory
related to the sense of smell
31
pratfall
a fall made on purpose
32
proclivities
inclinations; desires
33
pulverized
smashed to bits
34
quibble
argue
35
rasping
harsh sounding
36
ravenous
extremely hungry
37
refracted
altered and distorted
38
sauterne
the color of white wine
39
stolid
unemotional
40
stratum
a layer
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tactile
related to the sense of touch; inviting to touch
42
tamped
gently pressed in
43
theremin
an early electronic instrument
