Farenhieght 451 Flashcards

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Conscience

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The inner sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives.

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Immense

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Vast; huge; very great.

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Fervor

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Great warmth and earnestness of feeling.

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Condemnation

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The expression of very strong disapproval; censure; the act of condemning someone to punishment

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Hersey

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Any belief or theory that opposes established beliefs or customs.

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Condensation

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The reduction of a book, a speech, a statement, or the like, to a shorter form.

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7
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Exploiter

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Someone who uses someone else selfishly for his/her own ends.

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Minority

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The smaller party or group opposed to the majority.

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Intellectual

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Possessing or showing intellect or mental capacity, especially to a high degree.

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Melancholy

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A gloomy state of mind.

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Stolid

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Not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional

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Salamander

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Mythical being, especially a lizard or reptile, thought to be able to live in fire

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Phoenix

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Mythical bird of great beauty which would burst into flames upon its death only to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth. It is often a symbol of hope or rebirth

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14
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Illumination

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An intellectual or spiritual awareness

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15
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Pedestrian

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A person who travels on foot

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16
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Refracted

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To alter from a straight path

17
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Symbol

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A concrete object that is used to represent an abstract idea

18
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Conjure

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To call or bring into existence as if by magic

19
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Inclined

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Having a tendency toward; leaning toward

20
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Peculiar

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Strange; odd

21
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Multi-faceted

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Having many aspects or phases

22
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Abstract

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Thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances

23
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Paradox

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A statement which, at first, seems contradictory but turns out to be true

24
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Simile

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A comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things using the words like or as

25
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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things