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Fahrenheit 451 Vocab
Fahrenheit 451 Part III
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Incomprehensible | impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible |
| Liquefaction | the act of process of liquifying or making liquid |
| Fugitive | a person who is fleeing, as from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc. |
| Quarry | an excavation pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. |
| Phantom | an apparition or specter |
| Limned | to represent in drawing or painting |
| Grotesque | odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre |
| Juggernaut | any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or powerful football team |
| Pedants | a person who make an excessive or inappropriate display of learning |
| Status Quo | the existing state or condition |
| Incessantly | without stopping; continuously; ceaselessly |