Farenheit 451 Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Cower

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To crouch as in fear or shame

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Desolation

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An act or instance of barren or laid waste

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Oblivion

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The state of being completely forgotten or unknown

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Quarry

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An excavation or pit usually open to the air from which building stone slate or the like is obtained by cutting blasting etc

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Quaver

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To shake tremulously quiver or tremble

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Ravenous

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Extremely hungry famished

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Scapegoat

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A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place

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Stratum

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A layer of material that is one of a number of parallel layers one upon the other

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Suffuse

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To over spread with or as with a liquid color etc

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Teem

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To abound or swarm be prolific or fertile

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Discourse

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Communication of thought by words

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Falter

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To hesitate or waver in action purpose intent or give way

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13
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Intuitive

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Perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought

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Rationalize

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To ascribe ones acts to causes that superficially seam reasonable and valid but actually are unrelated to the truth

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Rebut

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To oppose by contrary proof

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