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English II
Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary #1
Question | Answer |
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Metaphorically - | Comapred -- not literally |
Censorious - | Critical; loves to criticize |
Cacophonous - | Loud, harshing sound |
Insidious - | Dangerous in a secret kind of way; sinister |
Dictum - | Authoritative statement |
Melancholy - | Very sad; depressed |
Incessant - | Continuous |
Contempt - | Extreme dislike |
Desolate - | Deserted; without inhabitants |
Flourish - | To grow well; to thrive |
Aesthetic - | Sense of beauty or art |
Feint - | A false appearance; a fake |
Din - | Loud harsh sound |
Centrifuge - | Apparatus used for separating materials using centrifugal force |
Abstracted - | Lost in one's thought |
Blanch - | To bleach |