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Fahrenheit 451 Pt 1
Vocabulary from Fahrenheit 451
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Literature
8th Grade
10/19/2009

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abyss
Definition
a very deep gap or hole
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ballistics
Definition
the study of the flight of bullets or other hurled objects
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cacophony
Definition
harsh, jarring sound; noise
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cartographer
Definition
a mapmaker
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centrifuge
Definition
a machine that separates particles in a liquid by rapidly whirling the liquid around a central axis
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conjure
Definition
to summon, or call up, as if by magic
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cower
Definition
to cringe in fear
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distilled
Definition
purified or concentrated, as if by the process of distillation
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feigning
Definition
pretending
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luminescent
Definition
glowing
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mausoleum
Definition
a large, stately tomb or the building that houses it
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nomadic
Definition
traveling seasonally with no fixed home; wandering
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noncombustible
Definition
not capable of igniting and burning; (in a metaphorical sense) unexciting
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olfactory
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relating to the sense of smell
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pagan
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not Christian, Moslem, or Jewish; pre-Christian; heathen
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pratfall
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a comical fall on the behind; a humiliating mishap or error
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proboscis
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a long snout
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rationalize
Definition
to offer a self-serving but incorrect reason
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ravenous
Definition
greedy; extremely hungry
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stratum
Definition
layer
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tactile
Definition
related to the sense of touch
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tallow
Definition
hard animal fat used to make candles
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tamped
Definition
packed down; packed in a tamp
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titillation
Definition
excitement, stimulation, often superficial
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trajectory
Definition
the path of a bullet or another object hurled through space
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