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Fahrenheit 451 Def.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstracted | lost in one's own mind |
| aesthetic | relating to a sense of beauty or art |
| bestial | brutal without reason |
| blanch | to bleach |
| cacophonous | harsh sounding,dissonance |
| censorious | critical |
| centrifuge | an apparatus used for separating materials by the use of centrifugal force |
| certitudes | things that are inevitable or certain |
| contempt | scorn,extreme dislike |
| desolate | deserted |
| dictum | an authoritative statement |
| din | loud and discordant noise |
| feint | false appearance |
| flourish | to grow well |
| fold(noun) | group bound together by common belief |
| incessant | uninterrupted |
| insidious | dangerous in a secret sort of way |
| luxuriant | abundant in growth |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| metaphorically | compared nonliterally |
| mural | a painting on a wall or ceiling |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| obscure | difficult to see,vague |
| odious | deserving hate or contempt |
| parry | to deflect or to ward off a blow |