Farenheit 451 Vocab

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Aesthetic

(adj.) pleasing in appearance : ATTRACTIVE

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Anesthetize

(v) to subject to anesthesia

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Beatific

(adj.) having a blissful appearance

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Breach

(n) infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard

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Cacophony

(n) 1. harsh or jarring sound
2. an incongruous or chaotic mixture: a striking combination

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Cadence

(n) the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity; a regular and repeated pattern of activity

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Cataract

(n) waterfall; especially: a large one over a precipice; downpour, flood

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Censor

(v) to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable

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Char

(v) to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat: BURN
(n) a charred substance: CHARCOAL

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Combustible

(adj.) capable of combustion

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Complement

(n) something that fills up, completes or makes better or perfect
(v) to complete or enhance by providing something additional: to be complementary to

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Compliment

(v) to express esteem, respect, affection, or admiration to: to pay a compliment to
(n) an expression of esteem, respect, affection, or admiration

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Condemn

(n) to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation

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Converge

(v) to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : MEET

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Convoluted

(adj.) having convolutions (twists or coils)

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Discourse

(n) verbal interchange of ideas
(v) to express oneself especially in oral discourse

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Distill

(v) to purify or transform (a liquid) by successive evaporation and condensation: to subject to or transform by distillation

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Drone

(v) to pass, proceed, or act in a dull, drowsy, or indifferent manner

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Fathom

(v) to penetrate and come to understand

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Feign

(v) to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression

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Filigree

(n) ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces

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Gingerly

(adj.) very cautious or careful

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Gorge

(n) a narrow passage through land
(v) to eat greedily or to repletion

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Homely

(adj.) being something familiar with which a person is comfortable and at ease: comfortable and familiar like home

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Hone

(v) ​​to make more acute, intense, or effective

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Illuminate

(v) to supply or brighten with light

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Imperceptible

(adj.) not perceptible by a sense or by the mind: extremely slight, gradual, or subtle

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Incessant

(adj.) continuing or following without interruption: UNCEASING

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Incriminate

(v) to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault

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Insidious

(adj.) having a gradual and cumulative effect : SUBTLE

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Intuitive

(adj.) known or perceived by intuition : directly apprehended

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Invigorate

(v) to give life and energy to : animate

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Jowl

(n) usually slack flesh (such as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat

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Juggernaut

(n) a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path

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Linguist

(n) a person accomplished in languages

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Lubricate

(v) to make smooth or slippery

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Mausoleum

(n) a large tomb; especially: a usually stone building with places for the entombment of the dead above ground

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Mediocre

(adj.) of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance: ordinary, so-so

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Minstrel

(n) one of a class of medieval musical entertainers

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Nectar

(n) a sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of honey

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Olfactory

(adj.) of or relating to the sense of smell

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Oracle

(n) a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak; a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions

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Penance

(n) an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin

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Perfunctory

(adj.) characterized by routine or superficiality: mechanical; lacking in interest or enthusiasm

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Perpetual

(adj.) continuing forever : everlasting

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Phosphorescent

(adj.) to be luminescent, caused by the absorption of radiations (to have phosphorescence)

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Plummet

(v) to drop sharply and abruptly

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Proboscis

(n) 1. the human nose especially when prominent
2. any of various elongated or extensible tubular processes (such as the sucking organ of a butterfly) of the oral region of an invertebrate

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Proclivity

(n) an inclination or predisposition toward something

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Profusion

(n) lavish expenditure : extravagance

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Ravenous

(adj.) very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

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Refract

(v) to subject (something, such as a ray of light) to refraction

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Ricochet

(v) to bounce or skip with or as if with a glancing rebound

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Saccharine

(adj.) of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar

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Scripture

(n) a body of writings considered sacred or authoritative

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Scythe

(n) an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle

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Submission

(n) the condition of being submissive, humble, or compliant

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Skepticism

(n) the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain

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Suffuse

(v) to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill

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Teeming

(v) to be present in large quantity

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Torrent

(n) a violent or forceful flow of fluid

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Trajectory

(n) a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory

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Treason

(n) the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family

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Thoroughfare

(n) a way or place for passage such as a street open at both ends or a main road

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Valise

(n) a suitcase or small traveling bag

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Venomous

(adj.) producing venom in a specialized gland and capable of inflicting injury or death

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