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Fahrenheit 451 vocab

TermDefinition
Abruptly suddenly
abyss void
adders snakes, serpents
ballistics science of the motion of projectiles in flight
bestial beast - like
buckling yielding; collapsing
cacophony harsh or painful sound
centrifuge machine that uses spinning to simulate gravitational forces
clarified made clear
clenching tightening
condensations abridgment, summaries
conjure beg, entreat
dictum order; pronouncement of law or a rule
dike dam
erected constructed
fathoms distances (1 fathoms = 6 feet)
feigning faking
Gibbering babbling
gilt golden
gorging greedily eating
arsonist someone who sets fire to buildings
beatific blissful
cadenced rhythmic; measured
certitude certainty
chaff worthless things; worthless part
contemptible worthy of hate
discourse conversation
dispersing scattering
diverted turned away
enameled painted
insidious treacherous
linguist those who study language
manifested asserted; made known
moor boggy area
parried warded off a punch
perfunctorily briefly
praetorian resembling the roman imperial body guard
welter chaotic mass
subside slow; then stop
verbiage too many words used yo convey too little meaning
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