Fahrenheit 451 Flashcards by tori m | Brainscape

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sadness, gloominess

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melancholy

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The study of dynamics of projectiles

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ballistics

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Having or revealing little emotion

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stolid

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Having many faces

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multifaceted

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Deflected from a straight path

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refracted

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Impossible to detect by ordinary senses

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imperceptibly

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Fine; small in diameter

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capillary

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Reduced to a powder

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pulverized

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Authoritative pronouncement

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dictum

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Relating to the sense of touch

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tactile

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Set up; established

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erected

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Humiliating failure; a fall

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pratfall

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Predispositions; tendencies

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proclivities

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Does not burn easily

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noncombustible

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Arousing strong dislike or displeasure

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odious

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Extremely hungry; greedy for gratification

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ravenous

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Returning like for like

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retaliation

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Wordiness

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verbiage

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Showed; revealed

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manifested

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Deflected; avoided

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parried

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With a rhythmic flow

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cadenced

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Ignoble fear in the face of danger

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cowardice

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A container that holds matter

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receptacle

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Occuring at the same time

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simultaneous

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Italian herb

A

cardamon

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Those who flaunt their knowledge

A

pedants

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Described

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limned

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Not able to make a decision

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indecisive

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A pile of combustible materials for burning a corpse

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pyre

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Bizarre; distorted

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grotesque

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Burning with little smoke and no flame

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smouldering

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Overwhelmingly advancing sight crushing all in its path

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juggernaut

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Not discovered or known

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obscure