Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary and Page Number and Part of Speech – Flashcards
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Stolid
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adj showing little or no emotion; not easily excited or upset Page 7
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Refracted
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v to make light change direction when it goes through an angle Page 15
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Imperceptibly
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adv impossible to see or notice Page 15
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Pulverized
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v to crush, beat ground into powder or dust Page 18
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Melancholy
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n sad mood or feeling Page 20
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Capillary
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adj resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form Page 28
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Multifaceted
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adj having many different parts page 30
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ballistics
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n a sciences that studies the movement of objects that are shot through air Page 30
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Erected
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adj straight up and down Page 36
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Proclivities
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n A strong natural liking for something that is usually bad Page 37
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Odious
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adj Causing hatred or strong dislike Page 39
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Ravenous
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adj Very hungry Page 45
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Pratfall
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n A sudden fall in which you end up sitting on the ground Page 59
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Dictum
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n a statement or remark that expresses an important idea or rule Page 61
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Noncombustible
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adj not able to be burned easily Page 64
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Tactile
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adj Relating sense of touch Page 65
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Cadenced
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n A regular beat or rhythm Page 75
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Retailiation
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n to do something bad to someone who has hurt you Page 81
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Receptacle
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n a container that is used to hold something Page 85
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Cowardice
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n Fear that make you unable to do what is right or expected Page 92
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Simultaneously
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adv happening at the same time Page 96
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Manifested
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v able to be seen clearly Page 108
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Verbiage
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n speech or writing that contains many words Page 109
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Smouldering
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v to burn something slowly without flames but usually with smoke Page 119
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Indecisive
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adj not able to make choices quickly and confidently Page 127
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Grotesque
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adj comically or repulsively ugly or distorted Page 136
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Limned
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v to draw or paint on a surface Page 136
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Juggernaut
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n something that is extremely large and powerful that can't be stopped Page 142
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Cardamom
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n the seeds of an Asian plant used as a spice in cooking Page 146
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Pedants
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n a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors Page 1
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Pyre
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n a pile of wood for burning a dead body Page 165
