Horn F451 Vocab List 1

Censorship

verb-the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc… and suppressing unacceptable parts

Centrifuge

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

Dictum

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

Feigning

verb-pretending to feel or be affected by

Fervor

noun-a strong feeling of excitement and enthusiasm

Heresy

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

Hysterical

noun-exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or emotional excess

Imperceptibly

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

Irritable

adj-becoming angry or annoyed easily

Luminescent

adj-emitting light

Melancholy

adj-a sad mood or feeling

Multifaceted

adj-having many different parts

Obligated

verb-legally or morally bound to do something

Odious

adj-causing hatred or strong dislike

Peculiar

adj-not usual or normal

Proclivities

noun-tendency to do or like something that is usually bad

Quibble

verb-to argue or complain about small, unimportant things

Refracted

verb-altered or distorted

Stolid

adj-showing little or no emotion

Waft

verb-to move or go lightly