"Fahrenheit 451" vocabulary
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Created by:
gina-muscatello on September 12, 2011
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replaces LT #4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 phosphoresent | Giving off a glow that continues after an energy source has stopped transmitting energy. |
| harlequin | a clown/comic actor;having multicolored shapes |
| gobbledegook | wordy jargon; meaningless jumble of words |
| liquefaction | The process where the ground turns into liquid through shaking |
| odious | evoking intense aversion or dislike |
| insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
| filigree | intricate ornamentation |
| deluge | fill or cover completely, usually with water |
| gullet | the throat |
| verbiage | language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression |
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