Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary list 1 - Pohlman

Vicki P.
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  1. incriminate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  2. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  3. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  4. ricochet
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  5. juggernaut
    a massive inexorable force
  6. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  7. penance
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something
  8. phosphorescent
    emitting light without appreciable heat
  9. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  10. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
  11. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  12. benignity
    the quality of being kind and gentle
  13. fillagree
    delicate and intricate ornamentation
  14. invigorate
    give life or energy to
  15. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  16. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  17. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  18. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
  19. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  20. subjectively
    in a subjective way
Created on Mon Oct 15 13:35:09 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Oct 17 14:17:29 EDT 2012)

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