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CP Vocabulary 10
Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ballistics | the study of the dynamics of projectiles |
| tactile | relating to the sense of touch |
| ravenous | extremely hungry greedy for gratification |
| melancholy | sadness; glominess |
| stolid | having or revealing little emotion |
| pulverized | reduced to powder |
| erected | set up; established |
| odious | arousing strong dislike or displeasure |
| multifaceted | having many faces |
| dictum | authoritative pronouncement |
| refracted | deflected from a straight path |
| pratfall | humiliating failure; a fall on the buttocks |
| noncombustible | does not burn easily |
| imperceptibly | impossible to detect by ordinary senses |
| proclivities | predispositions; tendencies |
| capillary | fine; small in diameter |