Farenheit 451

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ABYSS

bottomless gulf
OLFACTORY

the sense of smell
TACTILE

relating to touch
RUDDY

having a healthy red color
RAVENOUS

greedily hungry
FURLED

curled
LOAM

a mixture for plastering usually made of clay
ODIOUS

something causing or deserving hatred or repugnance
GULLET

esophagus; throat
PYRE

funeral fire
LINGUIST

someone who can speak several languages
VERBIAGE

too many words
GILDED

made golden
BLANCHE

turn white or pale
INFINITE

endless
VALISE

a suitcase
TRAJECTORY

path of something moving
BEATIFIC

having a happy appearance
WEARILY

done with caution
MELANCHOLY

sadness or depression
CACOPHONY

harsh or discordant sounds
PARLOR

living room
FLAILING

threshing or beating
SIMULTANEOUSLY

occurring at the same time
PROBOSCIS

nose, trunk, or snout
RECEPTACLE

container
DICTUM

a noteworthy statement of something
INSIDIOUS

more dangerous than meets the eye
SUBMISSION

resigning to obedience
SUBCONSCIOUS

occurring with little or no awareness
CONTEMPTIBLE

deserving scorn
TALLOW

animal fat used in candles
PHOENIX

mythical bird that arose from ashes
REFRACTED

bent back to the source as in light rays
ANTISOCIAL

acting against the welfare of people
CENTRIFUGE

spinning machine that separates particles
HARLEQUIN

a buffoon; a comedic character
MAUSOLEUM

large tomb
INTUITIVE

knowing something without reason; knowing by instinct
MARIONETTE

puppet moved by strings
ANAESTHETIZED

made to forget troubles or pains
QUIBBLE

argue
FARENHEIT

thermometer scale
MONOLOGUE

long speech
PENDANT

a necklace
SUBSIDE

sink or retreat
SIEVE

a device of meshes through which fine particles can pass
CONJURE

to summon or raise up; to contrive
LUMINESCENT

characterized by low-temperature emission of light
SALAMANDER

mythological reptile able to live in fire

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Farenheit 451

Description

vocab from Farenhiet 451, summer packet

Updated

2011-08-15T17:05:01Z

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