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Fahrenheit 451 Vocab
Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary/ study cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imperceptibly | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind |
| flourish | to grow/thrive |
| condemnation | scolded /declared wrong |
| ravenous | very eager to eat |
| stagnant | not advancing or developing |
| jargon | obscure and often pretentious language marked by long words |
| melancholy | suggestive or expressive of sadness or depression of mind or spirit |
| tactile | relating to/being the sense of touch |
| aesthetic | pleasing in appearance/ attractive |
| sieve | to separate |
| insidious | harmful but enticing / seductive |
| treason | the betrayal of a trust/ treachery |
| invigorate | to give life and energy to/ animate,stimulate |
| discourse | verbal inter of ideas/ especially, conversation |
| tyranny | oppressive power exerted by government |
| skepticism | an attitude of doubt or a dispostion to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object |