Farenheit 451 Vocabulary

Question 0

Salamander

Answer 0

Any of numerous amphibians resembling lizards, part of a firemans uniform in Fahrenheit 451 ; mythical animal having the power to endure power without harm

Question 1

Hearth

Answer 1

A brick, stone, or cement area in front of a fireplace; home

Question 2

Arsonist

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Person who conducts a willful or malice burning of property

Question 3

Luxurious

Answer 3

Of the finest and richest kind

Question 4

Sieve

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A device with meshes or perforations through which finer particles of a mixture of various sizes may be passed to separate them from coarser ones

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Compress

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To press or squeeze together, to reduce in size or volume by squeezing

Question 6

Hypnotize

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To induce hypnosis in, to dazzle or overcome by or as if by suggestion

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Marionette

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A small scale, usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jolted limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires

Question 8

Contemptible

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Worthy of contempt, scornful

Question 9

Distill

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To let fall , exclude, or precipitate in drops or a wet mist, to extract the essence of of

Question 10

Dentrifice

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A powder, paste, or liquid for cleaning the teeth

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Insidious

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Awaiting a chance to entrap, treacherous, harmful but enticing

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Phoenix

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A legendary bird which according to legend lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

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Capillary

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Resembling a hair

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Proclivity

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An inclination or predisposition toward something

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Disperse

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To spread or distribute

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Asylum

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An institution for the care of destitute sick and especially the insane

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Odious

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Exoting or deriving hatred or repugnance

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Rationalize

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To bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable, to provide plausible but untrue reasons for conduct

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Cacophony

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Harsh or diseondant sound

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Pantomime

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Conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements, especially in drama or dance

Question 21

Centrifuge

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A machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for stimulating gravitational force

Question 22

Incinerator

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A furnace or container for incinerating (burning) waste materials

Question 23

Gimmick

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An ingenious and usually new scheme or angle

Question 24

Ventilator

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A contrivance for introducing fresh air or expelling foul or stagnant air