Fahrenheit 451 Vocab: Part III Flashcards

1
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aesthetic

A

visually pleasing

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2
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allotted

A

permitted; given

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3
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convolutions

A

complicated curves and windings in the brain

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4
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dilate

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to widen

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5
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gout

A

a gush

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6
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illuminated

A

lit up

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7
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incessantly

A

without stopping

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8
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incite

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to spur into action; to urge

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9
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incriminate

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to show evidence of involvement in a crime

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10
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juggernaut

A

a massive force that crushes anything in its path

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11
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liquefaction

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the process of becoming a liquid

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12
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litterateur

A

a literary person

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13
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oblivion

A

condition of forgetting everything of being completely forgotten by others; death

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14
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obscure

A

vague

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15
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pendants

A

people who show off their knowledge

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16
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plummeting

A

falling

17
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prattled

A

chattered meaninglessly

18
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probability

A

likelihood

19
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procaine

A

an anesthetic

20
Q

pyre

A

a heap of wood on which a body is burned

21
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ricocheted

A

rebounded

22
Q

rigidity

A

hardness, stifness

23
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scuttling

A

moving quickly

24
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scythe

A

a long curved blade for cutting grass; carried by a symbol of death, the “Grim Reaper”

25
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trajectory

A

a curving path

26
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vacuum

A

an emptiness

27
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valise

A

a suitcase