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Fahrenheit 451
Vocab from Fahrenheit 451
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| stolid | calm, not showing emotion |
| waft | a gentle movement of air |
| phoenix | a mythical bird on fire that revives itself in a pyre |
| hysterical | deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion. |
| imperceptibly | in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived |
| mausoleum | a building, especially a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs |
| Contra-seditive | a drug that has an exciting, stimulating or stressful affect |
| Melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause |
| Conjure | call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual |
| Olfactory | relating to the sense of smell |
| Proboscis | the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir |
| Proclivities | a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing |
| Gilt | covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint |
| Abyss | a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. |
| Centrifuge | A machine that spins rapidly to separate its contents |
| Cacophony | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. |
| Luminescent (or luminous) | full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark. |
| Feign(ing) | pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury). |
| Dictum | a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source. |
| Torrent | a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid. |
| Cadenced (as an adj. or cadence as a noun) | a modulation or inflection of the voice. |
| Sieve | a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp. |
| Praetorian | of or having the powers of a praetor, a Roman legislator ranked below consul |
| Insidious | proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. |
| Cowardice | lack of bravery. |
| Filigree | ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery. |
| Verbiage | speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions. |
| Perfunctory | (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. |
| Valise | a small traveling bag or suitcase. |
| Incomprehensible | not able to be understood; not intelligible. |
| Gobbledegook | language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense. |
| Aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. |
| Procaine | a synthetic compound derived from benzoic acid, used as a local anesthetic, especially in dentistry. |
| Quarry | a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted. |
| Grotesque | comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. |
| Séance | a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, especially through the agency of a medium. |
| Cardamom | the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used as a spice and also medicinally. |
| Status quo | the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues. |
| Scythe | a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles. |
| Oblivion | the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening. |
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