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Fahrenheit 451 Vocab: Part II Flashcards

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arsonists

A

people who set fires

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beatific

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blissfull

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cadenced

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rhythmic, measured

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centritude

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certainly

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chaff

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worthless things of parts

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contemptible

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worthy of hate

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darkling

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dark

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discourse

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converstaion

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dispersing

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scattering

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diverted

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turned away

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enamled

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painted

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insidious

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treacherous

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linguists

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those who study language

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manifested

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asserted; made known

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moor

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a boggy area

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parried

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warded off a blow

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patronage

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financial support

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perfunctorily

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briefly

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phosphorescent

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glowing

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praetorian

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special bodyguards, resembling the Roman imperial bodyguards

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profusion

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an abundance

22
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rebut

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to argue against; to expose

23
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retaliation

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revenge

24
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sieve

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a strainer

25
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subaudible

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below what can be heard

26
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subside

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to slow, then stop

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suffused

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filled; flushed

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teem

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to abound

29
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televisors

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walls with built-in TVs for entertaining and brainwashing people

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verbiage

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excessively wordy

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welter

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a chaotic mess; confusion

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