Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary Part 2

incessant

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

Abyss

a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm/deep hole

Cartographer

a person who makes maps

Conjure

To bring forth, especially through words; to call upon

Cower

(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

Distilled

purified or concentrated

Luminescent

emitting light not caused by heat

mausoleum

a large tomb

Noncombustible

unable/very hard to get on fire; not flammable

tactile

relating to the sense of touch

ravenous

extremely hungry

liquefaction

the process of becoming a liquid

desolation

a state of complete emptiness or destruction

Metropolis

(n.) a large city; the chief city of an area

skepticism

An attitude of doubt; a skeptical attitude

Oracle

someone or something that can predict the future; a shrine where a prophet is consulted

filigree

delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

Discourse

verbal expression or exchange; conversation

Certitude

certainty

Strew

spread by scattering

Moor

To hold in place with ropes or anchors; a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath.

Titillation

a feeling of curiosity or excitement

Proclivities

natural tendencies to behave in a certain way

Gustatory

relating to the sense of taste

resolve

determination, firmness of purpose; find a solution or answer