Fahrenheit 451 Vocab 1 Flashcards
Ballistics
The study of the dynamics of projectiles
Capillary
Fine, delicate, small in diameter
Dictum
An authoritative pronouncement
Erected
To set up build; establish
Imperceptibly
Impossible to detect by ordinary senses
Melancholy
Sad or extremely gloomy
Multifaceted
Having many faces or aspects; diverse and complex
Noncombustible
Does not easily burn
Odious
Arousing strong dislike or displeasure
Pratfall
Humiliating failure or fall on the buttocks
Proclivities
A strong inherent preference or inclination towards something
Pulverized
Reduced to powder
Ravenous
Extremely hungry or greedy for gratification
Refracted
Deflected from a straight path
Stolid
Having of revealing little emotion
Tactile
Relating to the sense of touch