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Fahrenheit 451 pgs: 33-38

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  1. proclivity
    a natural inclination
    1.The state cannot meet every need that may have contributed to every offender's criminal proclivities. 2.The surveyed group exhibit disturbing proclivities during daytime, too
    pg: 33
    paragrapgh: 2
    line: 21
  2. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
    1.Some may even see a short spell in a western jail followed by an application for political asylum as enticing. 2.Everyone in the boat knew that if they got to the beach they were free-they'd be granted asylum.
    pg: 33
    paragraph: 4
    line: 30
  3. kerosene
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel
    1.To generate light, these people do what those without electricity have always done: burn something, mostly kerosene. 2.The flames were fed by kerosene spilled from an illegal heater
    pg: 34
    paragraph: 5
    line: 10 and 11
  4. siren
    a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
    1.Siren system status reports were obtained for each system and examined for evidence of system failure. 2.The air-raid siren no longer screams its call to shelters and antiaircraft batteries.
    pg: 35
    paragraph: 8
    line: 20
  5. adhesive
    a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
    1.Made from vinyl with a pressure-activated adhesive, the super-thin cover sticks to a gadget until you're ready to take it off. 2.Dishes arrive on wooden boards with a slightly adhesive waxy surface, so that artful presentations don't slide around.
    pg: 36
    paragraph: 9
    line: 28 and 29
  6. bombard
    direct high energy particles or radiation against
    1.Probably, they will bombard production facilities in some foreign economies 2.They provide him with a hideaway to work in and bombard him with music questions about earthly culture and history.
    pg: 37
    paragraph: 3
    line: 16
  7. devotion
    commitment to some purpose
    1.Welch was a feared and confrontational manager, with a fanatical devotion to cutting costs and boosting profits. 2.It's good that freight costs are being considered instead of a blind devotion to outsourcing.
    pg: 37
    paragrapg: 5
    line: 28
  8. flourish
    grow vigorously
    1.Thus doing, your name shall flourish in the printers' shops. 2.Let the utilities focus on this, and allow rooftop energy systems to flourish and share in the production.
    pg: 38
    paragraph: 1
    line: 2
  9. farsighted
    planning thoughtfully for the future
    1.Economists no longer believe humans are that farsighted. 2.True vision requires the forging of a farsighted and realistic connection between our present and our future.
    pg: 38
    paragraph: 2
    line: 5
  10. staggering
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
    1.Because, even if the author is simplifying here, human life does come at a staggering cost to many other life forms. 2.Compared to oil, natural gas is so abundant it's staggering.
    pg: 38
    paragraph: 9
    line: 17
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