F451 Vocabulary

Aesthetic

concerned with beauty or appreciation of beauty

Bombardment

a continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles

Cataract

a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque resulting in blurred vision

Chaos

complete disorder and confusion

Civilian

a person not in the armed force or the police force

Dilate

make or become wider, larger, or more open

Dimension

a measurable extent of some kind, such as length, depth, or height

Discourse

written or spoken communication or debate

Disintegrate

break up into small parts, typically as the result of impact or decay

Distill

purify (a liquid) by vaporizing it, then condensing it by cooling the vapor, and collecting the resulting liquid

Incomprehensible

not able to be understood; not intelligible

Insane

in a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill

Liquefaction

the process of making something especially a liquid

Luminescent

emitting light not caused by heat

Noncombustible

not flammable

Oblivion

the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening

Parried

ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove

Patronage

the support given by a patron

Perpetual

never ending or changing

Phoenix

(in mythology) a bird that lives from five to six centuries before burning itself on a funeral pyre and then rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle

Platinum

a precious silvery-white metal (atomic number 78)

Profusion

an abundance or large quantity of something

Quibble

a slight objection or criticism on a trivial matter

Receptacle

an object or space used to contain something

Spittle

saliva, especially as ejected from the mouth

Tabloid

a newspaper having pages half the size of those of a standard newspaper, and sensational stories

Threadbare

(of cloth) become thin and tattered with age

Transcription

a written of printed representation of something

Ventilation

the provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc.