Week 3 Definitions PDF
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This document provides definitions for various words, including: Dictum, Grotesque, Indecisive, Juggernaut, Pyre, Pedants, Receptacle, Retaliation, Simultaneously, and Smoldering.
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Week 3 Definitions Fahrenheit 451 1. Dictum: A statement or remark that expresses an important idea or rule 2. Grotesque: Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted 3. Indecisive: Not able to make choices quickly and confidently 4. Juggernaut: Something that is...
Week 3 Definitions Fahrenheit 451 1. Dictum: A statement or remark that expresses an important idea or rule 2. Grotesque: Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted 3. Indecisive: Not able to make choices quickly and confidently 4. Juggernaut: Something that is extremely large and powerful that can’t be stopped 5. Pyre: A pile of wood for burning a dead body 6. Pedants: A person who annoys other people by correcting small errors 7. Receptacle: A container that is used to hold something 8. Retaliation: To do something bad to someone who has hurt you 9. Simultaneously: Happening at the same time 10. Smoldering: The process of burning something slowly without flames but usually with smoke
