Knights Pre-AP English Fahrenheit 451
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 feign | to give a false appearance of; pretend |
| digest | a summary or condensation of a body of information |
| pratfall | a humiliating mishap or blunder |
| breach | to break |
| custodian | one that guards and protects |
| subside | to become less agitated or active |
| cadence | balanced, rhythmic flow, as in poetry or oratory |
| suffuse | to spread through or over as in liquid or light |
| divert | to turn aside from course or direction |
| profusion | abundance |
| skepticism | a doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind |
| arsonist | a criminal who illegally sets fires |
| insidious | alluring or enticing, but harmful |
| linguist | a person who speaks several languages; someone who studies languages |
| contemptible | deserving of contempt; despicable |
| mobilize | to assemble or prepare or put in operation |
| trifle | something of little importance or value |
| perfunctory | done routinely with little interest or care |
| chaff | the very thin scales on the outside of grain kernels that blow away in the wind (metaphorically- having little weight or value) |
| gout | a blob or clot |
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