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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
P
HOENIX
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
F
ARENHEIT
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
Author
Toastedbread
ID
97119
Card Set
Farenheit 451
Description
vocab from Farenhiet 451, summer packet
Updated
8/15/2011, 5:05:01 PM
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