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Fahrenheit 451 Vocab
Fahrenheit 451 Part II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cadence | rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words |
| Suffused | to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc. |
| Retaliate | to return like for like, especially evil for evil |
| Romantic | of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance |
| Intuitively | by means of direct perception, an instinctive inner sense, or gut feeling rather than rational thought |
| Insidious | intended to entrap or beguile |
| Welter | to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea |
| Contemptible | deserving of or held in contempt; despicable |
| Subaudible | to quiet or obscured to be heard clearly |
| Ruinous | bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous |
| Quavered | to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble |
| Manifested | made clear or evident to the eye or understanding; shown plainly |
| Parried | to ward off, as in fencing; avert |
| Rebut | to refute by evidence or argument |
| Beatific | bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like |
| Tyranny | arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority |
| Perfunctory | performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial |
| Phosphorescent | a light given off at a low temperature that is caused by the absorption of radiations |