English Flashcards

1
Q

what kind of program is mildred going to watch in the afternoon

A

a play she’s in

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2
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what does mildred want for the television that Montag claims they can’t afford

A

a 4th parlor wall

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3
Q

what does clarrise rub under her chin

A

a dandelion to see if she’s in love

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4
Q

according to montage how is clarisse not like the others

A

he listens to her and cares what she has to say

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5
Q

describe the mechanical hound

A

its a robot that looks like a dog with 8 legs its job is to find people in trouble

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6
Q

what do the firemen bet on dull nights

A

they bet who the hound will eat first

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7
Q

how did Montag escape the H

A

he grabbed a pole and it pulls him up

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8
Q

what happens when Montag touches the muzzler

A

it growls

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9
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why does the hound growl at montag

A

he doesn’t like Montag

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10
Q

what is different about Montags laugh

A

its relaxed

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11
Q

explain the school day

A

watch tv, sports, learn false history, paint and more sports

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12
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what are the two professional symbols Montag wears

A

A salamander on his arm and a phoenix-disc on his chest

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13
Q

how do doors work

A

touch activated

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14
Q

what is etched on montage lighter

A

salamander

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15
Q

what did Montag kick with his foot

A

a pill bottle that’s empty

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16
Q

where does the laughter that Montag hears come

A

from Clarisse’s house

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17
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what are two machines being used on Montags wife? what did they do

A

a stomach pump and a blood transmitter

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18
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explain montage toaster

A

its silver pops out toaster then grabbed by a silver hand

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19
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Phosphorescent

A

glowing

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20
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Moor

A

open land

21
Q

Juggernaut

A

overwhelming advancing sight crushing all in its path

22
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pyre

A

a pile of combustible materials for burning a corpse

23
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penance

A

a voluntary act of self mortification or devotion expressing sorrow or sin

24
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allusion

A

a reference toward something indirectly

25
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proclivity

A

having tendency for something or to do

26
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odious

A

something disgusting

27
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centrifuge

A

a separator between liquids or solids

28
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cacophony

A

an unpleasant loud mixture of sounds

29
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luminescent

A

something glowy without heat

30
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probing

A

searching for something specific

31
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trifle

A

small amount

32
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profusion

A

large quantity

33
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ethos

A

writers appeal to their own credibility

34
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logos

A

a speaker convincing an audience with reason

35
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ballistics

A

study of dynamics of projectiles

36
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verbiage

A

wordiness

37
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cadence

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with a rhythmic flow

38
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melancholy

A

sadness

39
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ravenous

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extremely hungry

40
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pratfall

A

failure, falling on the backside

41
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dictum

A

authoritative pronouncement

42
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refracted

A

deflected from a a straight path

43
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imperceptible

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impossible to detect by ordinary senses

44
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noncombustible

A

does not burn easily

45
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ebb

A

fading away

46
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regressive

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returning back to worse behaviour

47
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manifest

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someones actions, feelings being obvious

48
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intermittent

A

something irregular and or random