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Fahrenheit 451- vocab section 1
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10th Grade
12/11/2006

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Aliens living on earth with humans are considered to be abyss.

anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite
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Not capable of igniting and burning.

Water and some other liquids are noncombustible.
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To influence or effect by or as if by magic

A musician tries to conjure people into thinking his tricks are real.
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To cringe in fear

Young boys and girls often cower at scary movies.
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of, pertaining to, endowed with, or
affecting the sense of touch.

Braille cells are tactile.
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one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion

Pagans are usually married to more than one person.
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extremely hungry; famished; voracious

If you were stranded in the woods for days, with out food or water, you would probably become ravenous.
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To fabricate: feigned an excuse

Students start feigning excuses when their homework isn’t done.
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Capable of, suitable for, or exhibiting luminescence

Students at Stillwater High School are luminescent of getting good grades.
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To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner

Titillation sometimes occurs between a husband and wife.
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