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1. Fahrenheit 451Vocab Danny Elliott 3/12/13 Prd. 6

2. Civilian • Definition- a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization • Synonym- average citizen • Antonym- officer, general • Example- Batman is a civilian by day but a super hero by night. • In Text- “…being punctured for the benefit of how many civilian parlor-sitters who had been wakened from sleep a few minutes ago by the frantic seining of their living room walls to come watch the big game, the hunt, the one-man carnival.” • Pg. 128

3. Spittle • Definition- saliva • Synonym- spit • Antonym- swallow • Example- After I sneezed I used a tissue to wipe the spittle off of my hand. • In Text- “There was a hiss like a great mouthful of spittle banging a red-hot stove , a bubbling and frothing as if salt had been poured over a monstrous snail to cause a terrible liquefaction and a boiling over of yellow foam.” • Pg. 113