Vocab For "Fahrenheit 451" Flashcards
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Imperceptible
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Very slight or gradual; barely noticeable
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Venomous
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Poisonous
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Mausoleum
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A stately tomb or burial place
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Pulverize
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To reduce to dust or powder
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Melancholy
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A depressed or gloomy state of mind
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Odious
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Hateful or offensive
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Cataract
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A furious rush or downpour of water
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Feign
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To put in the appearance of
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Pratfall
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A comic fall onto the rear end
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Serenity
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Peacefulness
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Gibber
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To talk Ina. Confused or meaningless way
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Subside
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To lessen
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Intuitively
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To know by instinct
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Profusion
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A great quantity or amount
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Insidious
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Intended to entrap or mislead
