Fahrenheit 451 VOCAB 9 Flashcards
Stolid
Unemotional, calm
Refracted
Bending of light, reflection (going through)
Imperceptibly
Something that isn’t showing, wants to show but won’t
Gradual, slight, subtle
Pulverized
To blow up, be broken down
Melancholy
Sadness
Capillary
Blood vessels
Multifaceted
Having many facets
Ballistics
Science behind firearms
Erected
To construct, build
Proclivities
Something regular, preferred
Odious
Repulsive, unpleasant
Ravenous
Eager to do something, hungry
Pratfall
To fall on one’s behind (humiliating)
Dictum
Formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
Noncumbustible
Not fammable
Tactile
Connected with touch
Cadenced
Modulation or inflection of the voice
Retaliation
Act of harming someone, counterattack (revenge)
Receptacle
An object of space to contain something
Cowardice
Lack of bravery
Simultaneously
At the same time
Manifested
To display or show, to have evidence of
Parried
To defend, ward off
Verbiage
Excessive amount of words or technical expressions
Smouldering
Burn slowly with smoke but no flame
Oscure
Hidden, not clear
Indecisive
Notable to make a decision
Grotesque
Comically repsulsive or distorted (ugly)
Limned
Depict or describe with paintings or words
Juggernaut
Huge, powerful and overwhelming force or insitution
Cardamon
Aromic seeds of a plant of the ginger family
Pedants
Excessively concerned with minor details
Pyre
Heap of combustible material, especially for burning
