Fahrenheit 451 Vocab Lesson 1

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kerosene

Back 1

noun- oil used for heating, cooking, or burning.

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luxuriously

Back 2

adverb- given to pleasure; given to or loving luxury

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compress

Back 3

verb- to press together
noun- a cloth pad held in place by bandage

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hypnotize

Back 4

verb- to influence or control; put in the hypnotic state

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illumination

Back 5

noun- a decoration of lights

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distill

Back 6

verb- to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.

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apprenticeship

Back 7

noun- the state of working for someone and learning a trade for a fixed amount of time

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obligate

Back 8

verb- to pledge, commit, bind

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salamander

Back 9

noun- a mythical being, especially a lizard or other reptile, thought to be able to live in fire.

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exotic

Back 10

adjective- of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalized or acclimatized

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phoenix

Back 11

noun- a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years: often an emblem of immortality or of reborn idealism or hope.

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proclivity

Back 12

noun- natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity;

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cellophane

Back 13

noun- a transparent, paperlike product of viscose, impervious to moisture, germs, etc., used to wrap and package food, tobacco, etc.

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asylum

Back 14

noun- an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance.

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odious

Back 15

deserving or causing hatred.

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tamp

Back 16

verb- to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes

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centrifuge

Back 17

noun- an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.

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pantomime

Back 18

noun- the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
verb- to express oneself in pantomime.

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cymbal

Back 19

noun- a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by being struck together, or singly, by being struck with a drumstick or the like.

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incinerator

Back 20

noun- a furnace or apparatus for burning trash, garbage, etc., to ashes.