Fahrenheit 451 pg's 153-158

Alyssa H.
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  1. superior
    of high quality or performance
    2nd paragraph line 9 "... we were not to feel superior to anyone else in the world." Pg. 153
  2. significance
    the quality of being important
    pg. 153 2nd paragraph line 11 "...of no significance otherwise." pg. 153
  3. discouraged
    lacking in resolution
    pg. 153 2nd paragraph line 24 "...he never gets discouraged or disgusted that he gives up..."
  4. downstream
    in the direction of a stream's current
    pg. 154 paragraph 2 "And move downstream a little ways, just in case."
  5. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
    "Montag saw the luminous dial of his waterproof watch." pg 154 paragraph 3 line 2
  6. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
    "... never cared so much about us to bother with an elaborate chase like this to find us." pg.154 paragraph 4 line 3
  7. shriek
    sharp piercing cry
    "That was a shriek and the jets from the city were gone overhead long before the men looked up." pg 155 paragraph 3 line 1
  8. allotted
    given as a task or a portion
    paragraph 3 line 5 pg. 157 "...remind people that we're allotted a little space on earth.."
  9. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
    pg 157 paragraph 3 line 23 "...it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down..."
  10. flourish
    grow vigorously
    pg 158 paragraph 2 line 5 "Perhaps the merest flourish of light and motion in the sky."
Created on Mon Apr 23 23:49:30 EDT 2012

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