F451 Part I

Terms	Definitions
abyss	a very deep gap or hole; a chasm
ballistics	the study of the flight of bullets or other hurled objects
cacophony	harsh, jarring sound; noise
cartographer	a mapmaker
centrifuge	a machine that separates particles in a liquid by rapidly whirling the liquid around a central axis
conjure	to summon, or call up, as if by magic
cower	to cringe in fear
distilled	purified or concentrated, as if by the process of distillation
feigning	pretending
luminescent	glowing
mausoleum	a large, stately tomb or the building that houses it
nomadic	traveling seasonally with no fixed home; wandering
noncombustible	not capable of igniting and buring; unexciting
olfactory	relating to the sense of smell
pagan	not Christian, Moslem, or Jewish; pre-Christian; heathen
pratfall	a comical fall on the behind; a humiliating mishap or error
proboscis	a long snout
rationalize	to offer a self-serving but incorrect reason
ravenous	greedy; extremely hungry
stratum	layer
tactile	related to the sense of touch
tallow	hard animal fat used to make candles
tamped	packed down; tapped in
titillation	excitement, stimulation, often superficial
trajectory	the path of a bullet or another object hurled through space

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