Unit 1: Novel Study: Fahrenheit 451, Part III

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  1. rigidity
    the quality of being inflexible and severe
  2. valise
    a small overnight bag for short trips
  3. burdensome
    not easily borne or endured; causing hardship
  4. bewilderment
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
  5. reel
    walk as if unable to control one's movements
  6. anesthetize
    administer a numbing or sleep-inducing drug to someone
  7. commit
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  8. waver
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  9. phosphorescent
    emitting light without appreciable heat
  10. wail
    emit long loud cries
  11. abandoned
    forsaken by owner or inhabitants
  12. reveal
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  13. exhalation
    exhaled breath
  14. objectively
    in a manner not influenced by emotion
  15. procaine
    a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
  16. veil
    a garment that covers the head and face
  17. immense
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  18. relief
    the feeling that comes when something unpleasant is removed
  19. approach
    come near or verge on
  20. warily
    in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  21. collapsible
    capable of breaking down
  22. suspended
    supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy
  23. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  24. flexible
    able to adjust readily to different conditions
  25. fragmentary
    consisting of small disconnected parts
  26. guarantee
    an unconditional commitment that something will happen
  27. flourish
    a showy gesture
  28. phoenix
    a legendary bird that burned to death and emerged reborn
Created on Wed Dec 02 14:57:44 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 10 11:27:43 EST 2020)

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