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F451 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| imperceptibly | in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived. |
| marionette | puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its joints |
| accumulate | to collect or gather |
| contrasedative | against something tending to calm or soothe |
| olfactory | pertaining to the sense of smell |
| morphine | pain reliever or sedative |
| trajectory | the curve described by a projectile |
| ballistics | science of projectiles such as bullets, shells, or bombs |
| proclivities | natural inclinations or tendencies |
| odious | extremely unpleasant: repulsive |
| centrifuge | device that rotates at high speed and separates substances |
| cacophony | harsh discordance of sound |
| feigning | faking or imitating deceptively |
| pratfall | humiliating blunder or defeat |
| luminescent | emission of light |
| theremin | musical instrument with electronic tone generation |
| intuitively | knowing without reason |
| suffused | saturated; gradually spread through or over |
| insidious | proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects |
| contemptible | despicable and vile |
| ruinous | disastrous or destructive |
| manifested | display or show (quality or feeling) by ones act or appearance; demonstrate |
| quavered | (of a persons voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion |
| welter | move in a tubular fashion |
| incomprehensible | not able to be understood; not intelligible |
| liquefaction | process of becoming a liquid |
| fugitive | a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest. |
| phantom | apparition or ghost, a figment of the imagination |
| valise | a small overnight bag for short trips |
| penance | voluntary self-punsihment in order to atone for something |
| oblivion | the state of being disregarded or forgotten |