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Fahrenheit 451 Vb
Part 1 vocabulary 1-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| salamander | a mythical animal having the power to endure fire without harm |
| marionette | a puppet controlled by strings |
| mausoleum | a stone building for the dead which is above ground |
| pulverized | to reduce to small particles |
| stratum | a bed or layer, naturally or artificially made |
| contrasedative | counteracts sleeping medicine |
| olfactory | related to smell |
| proboscis | a long snout |
| morphine | a sedative, pain killer |
| procaine | local anesthetic |
| ballistics | study of the flight of bullets or other hurled objects |