Fahrenheit 451 - Vocabulary II Flashcards
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suffused
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to spread through or over, as with liquid, color, emotion or light
2
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sieve
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a utensil of wire or plastic mesh used to separate coarser particles from finer particles
3
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contemptible
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deserving to feel worthless or despicable
4
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perfunctorily
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carried out with minimal effort or reflection
5
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oracle
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a person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions
6
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retaliation
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the act of fighting back
7
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saccharine
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sweet, usually to the point of being sickening
8
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teem
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to be full of things, swarm
9
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profusion
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abundance; a lot of
10
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cadenced
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balanced, rhythmic flow or poetry or speech
