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Vocab from Fahrenheit 451

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show calm, not showing emotion  
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show a gentle movement of air  
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phoenix   show
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show deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.  
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imperceptibly   show
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show a building, especially a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs  
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show a drug that has an exciting, stimulating or stressful affect  
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Melancholy   show
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Conjure   show
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Olfactory   show
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Proboscis   show
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show a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing  
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show covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint  
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Abyss   show
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show A machine that spins rapidly to separate its contents  
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show a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.  
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Luminescent (or luminous)   show
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show pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).  
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show a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.  
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show a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.  
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Cadenced (as an adj. or cadence as a noun)   show
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show a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.  
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show of or having the powers of a praetor, a Roman legislator ranked below consul  
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show proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.  
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Cowardice   show
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Filigree   show
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show speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions.  
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show (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.  
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Valise   show
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Incomprehensible   show
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show language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense.  
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show concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.  
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Procaine   show
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Quarry   show
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show comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.  
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show a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, especially through the agency of a medium.  
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Cardamom   show
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show the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.  
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show a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or wheat, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to which are one or two short handles.  
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Oblivion   show
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