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Fahrenheit 451 Vocab
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10th Grade
11/20/2010

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stolid
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showing little emotion
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phoenix
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person of unmatched beauty; something rising from apparent destruction
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pulverized
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to reduce into small pieces, to demolish
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stratum
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a horizontal layer
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melancholy
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depression of spirits
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proclivities
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inclination, tendency
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odious
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deserving hate or contempt
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ravenous
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urgently eager for food; craving satisfaction or gratification
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stagnant
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not flowing, foul from not moving
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centrifuge
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an apparatus used for separating materials by the use of centrifugal force
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cacophony (cacophonous)
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harsh sounding, having dissonance
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bestial
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brutal without reason, having the attributes of a savage
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tactile
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perceptible by touch; capable of being felt
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dictum
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an authoritative statement, decree
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profusion (profuse)
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extravagantly abundant, flowing freely
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insidious
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treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way
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contemptible (contempt)
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scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
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din
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loud and discordant noises, cacophony
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perpetual (perpetuate)
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to prolong the existence of something
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aesthetic
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relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
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certitude
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things that are inevitable or certain, certainities
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fold
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a group bound together by common beliefs; fenced enclosure for sheep
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perfunctorily (perfunctory)
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acting routinely with little interest or care
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rend
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to tear violently, to split
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blanched
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to take the color out of, to bleach, to make white
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obscured
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difficult to see, vague
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oblivion
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state of being forgotten
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pedants (pedantry)
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act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
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scythe
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an instrument for cutting or mowing
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desolation (desolate)
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deserted, without inhabitants, barren
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prattled
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meaningless sounds, babble
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incessantly (incessant)
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uninterrupted
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parry
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to deflect or to ward off a blow
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mural
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a painting on a wall or ceiling
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censorious
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critical
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feint
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a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow
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abstracted
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removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind
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flourish
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to thrive, to grow well
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luxuriant
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abundant in growth, very fertile
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metaphorically
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compared nonliterally
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saccharine
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overly sweet attitude
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serene
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calm, placid
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stoke
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to stir up, to amply feed
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