Vocabulary

Tactile- relating to the sense of touch. "I'll think I'm responding to the play, when it's only a tactile reaction to vibration." Page 58...

Noncombustible- not able to explode; not capable of combustion. "Cram them ful of noncombustible data, chock them so damned full of...

Dictum- a statemen or well-known remark, that expresses an important idea or rule "There was no dictum, no declaration, no cenorship, to...

Pratfall- a sudden fall, a mistake; a humiliating mishap or blunder. "Life becomes one big pratfall, Montag; everything bang, boff, and...

Ravenous- very hungry, eager; very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification "His hands were ravenous." Page 38 in...

Odious- causing hatred, or strong dislike. "Beatty, Stoneman, and Black ran up the sidewalk,suddenly odious and fat in their plump...

Multifaceted- having many different parts : having many facets. "Below, the Hound had sunk back down upon its incredible insect legs and...

Capillary- slender, elongated; resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form. "Light flickered on bits of ruby glass and on...

Melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness or depression, typically with no obvious cause. "And the men with the cigarettes in their...

Pulverized- reduced to fine particles; maimed, destroyed, or crushed. "He felt that the stars had been pulverized by the sound of the...