F451 PART I VOCAB

censorship

the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc. and suppressing unacceptable parts

centrifuge

a machine that uses force to separate substances or parts of substances

dictum

a statement or well-known remark that expresses an important idea or rule

feigning

pretending to feel or be affected by

fervor

a strong feeling of excitement or enthusiasm

heresy

a belief or opinion that does not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular religion

hysterical

exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess

imperceptibly

not perceptible by a sense or by the mind; impossible to see or notice

irritable

becoming angry or annoyed easily

luminescent

emitting light

melancholy

a sad mood or feeling

multifaceted

having many different parts

obligated

legally or morally bound to do something

odious

causing hatred or strong dislike

peculiar

not usual or normal

proclivities

tendency to to or like something that is usually bad

quibble

to argue or complain about small, unimportant things

refracted

altered or distorted

stolid

showing little or no emotion

waft

to move or go lightly