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Fahrenheit 451 Vocab: Part I Flashcards

1
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abruptly

A

suddenly

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abyss

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a void, emptiness

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3
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adders

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snakes

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ballistics

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the science of the motion of projectiles in flight

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5
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bestial

A

beat-like

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buckling

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yielding, collapsing

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cacophony

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harsh or painful sounds

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centrifuge

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a machine that uses centrifugal force to stimulate gravitational effects

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clarified

A

made clear

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condensations

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abrigments

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11
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conjure

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beg; make, construct

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12
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dictum

A

an order

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13
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dike

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a dam

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14
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fathoms

A

distances of 6 feet

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15
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feigning

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faking

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gibbering

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babbling

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gilt

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golden

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gorging

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eating greedily

19
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gullet

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the throat

20
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heresy

A

disbelief in the established religion or rules

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igniter

22
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intact

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entire; complete

23
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jargon

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a type of language used by a specific group, vocation, etc

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lubricated

25
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luminescent

26
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mausoleum

A

a large tomb

27
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noncombustible

A

not burnable

28
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objectivity

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impartiality

29
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odious

30
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olfactory

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related to the sense of smell

31
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pratfall

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a fall made on purpose

32
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proclivities

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inclinations; desires

33
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pulverized

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smashed to bits

34
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quibble

35
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rasping

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harsh sounding

36
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ravenous

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extremely hungry

37
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refracted

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altered and distorted

38
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sauterne

A

the color of white wine

39
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stolid

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unemotional

40
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stratum

41
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tactile

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related to the sense of touch; inviting to touch

42
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tamped

A

gently pressed in

43
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theremin

A

an early electronic instrument

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