Fahrenheit 451 Part Two: "The Sieve and the Sand" vocabulary

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Utensil for straining solids from liquids

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Sieve

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Definition: Become less intense or severe

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Answer: Subside

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Gradual, subtle, harmful effects

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insidious

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-eat hungrily or quickly; destroy completely; read eagerly

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devour

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Definition: Distribute or spread over a wide area

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Answer: Disperse

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Ornamental work of fine wire

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Filigree

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Strengthen or energize

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Invigorate

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Display or show a quality or feeling

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Manifest

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Claim or prove false

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Rebut

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Definition: blissfully happy; imparting holy bliss

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Answer: beatific