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Fahr.unit3 2-12-09
Fahrenheit 451 Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz on 2-12-09
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cacophony | a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds |
| pantomime | the art or technique of conveying emotions actions feelings etc; by gestures without speech |
| parlor | a room used for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one home; living room |
| radical | thoroughgoing or extreme |
| enrage | to make extremely angry; put into rage; infuriate |
| probe | to search into or examine thoroughly ; question |
| phoenix | a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the arabian wilderness to burn itself on a funeral pyre and to rise from its ashes. |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance; difficult to understand; abstruse |
| quadruple | fourfold; consisting of four parts |
| tabloid | a newspaper concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated |