Fahrenheit 451 Vocab: Part II Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
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arsonists
A
people who set fires
2
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beatific
A
blissfull
3
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cadenced
A
rhythmic, measured
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centritude
A
certainly
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chaff
A
worthless things of parts
6
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contemptible
A
worthy of hate
7
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darkling
A
dark
8
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discourse
A
converstaion
9
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dispersing
A
scattering
10
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diverted
A
turned away
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enamled
A
painted
12
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insidious
A
treacherous
13
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linguists
A
those who study language
14
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manifested
A
asserted; made known
15
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moor
A
a boggy area
16
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parried
A
warded off a blow
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patronage
A
financial support
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perfunctorily
A
briefly
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phosphorescent
A
glowing
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praetorian
A
special bodyguards, resembling the Roman imperial bodyguards
21
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profusion
A
an abundance
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rebut
A
to argue against; to expose
23
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retaliation
A
revenge
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sieve
A
a strainer
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subaudible
below what can be heard
26
subside
to slow, then stop
27
suffused
filled; flushed
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teem
to abound
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televisors
walls with built-in TVs for entertaining and brainwashing people
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verbiage
excessively wordy
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welter
a chaotic mess; confusion
