F451 vocab

part 1

abyss

a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

stratum

a layer or series of layers of rock in the ground

incinerator

an apparatus for burning waste material, especially industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash

nomadic

living the life of a nomad

proclivity

a tendency to chose to do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing

stolid

(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

melancholy

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

fringe

the border or outer edges of an area or group

heresy

belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially christian) doctrine

cacophony

a harsh discordant mixture of sounds