Fahrenheit 451 - Vocab List 1

Ingrid B.
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  1. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  2. venomous
    extremely poisonous or injurious
  3. waft
    be driven or carried along, as by the air
  4. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  5. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
  6. mausoleum
    a large burial chamber, usually above ground
  7. cataract
    disease that involves the clouding of the lens of the eye
  8. nectar
    a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
  9. olfactory
    of or relating to the sense of smell
  10. proboscis
    a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  11. drone
    make a monotonous low dull sound
  12. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  13. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  14. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  15. fathom
    come to understand
  16. centrifuge
    an apparatus that separates particles from a suspension
  17. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  18. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  19. breach
    a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
  20. censor
    forbid the public distribution of
Created on Wed Aug 29 16:20:02 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Aug 29 16:25:30 EDT 2012)

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