fahrenheit 451 vocabulary

By susanpost11, Oct 2007

Subjects: sj

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cognizant	adj. aware	I was not cognizant of the test that was scheduled for this week.
redundant	adj. repetitive, saying the same thing twice	We already heard her tell us her name, so when she said it again it was a bit redundant.
superfluous	adj. unnecessary	The directions she gave us were superfluous, because we already knew the way by heart
propaganda	false information that is spread to large masses of people for the sake of advancing a cause	The slimey politician put propaganda on all of his posters that led people to believe that his opponent is a criminal.
censorship	the act of removing materials/ideas/literature considered objectionable by the person given the authority to do so	When the librarian took the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" out of the library, she was accused of censorship.
Social Commentary	the expression of opinions or social issues through the work of an author or other artist	In Animal Farm, George Orwell had a lot of social commentary about the evils of dictatorships.
irony	words or ideas that express the opposite of what they mean	There was a lot of irony in her voice when she said, "Gee, that was hilarious the way you made fun of me."

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