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Brave New World 7-10
Term | Definition |
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goitres | an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck |
innocuous | not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility |
unorthodox | different from what is usually done or accepted |
incarnadine | having the pinkish color of flesh |
mescal | a usually colorless Mexican liquor |
viscous | thick or sticky : not flowing easily |
octoroon | a person of one-eighth black ancestry |
subverter | to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith |
agaves | plants used to make mescal |
inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped |
Patchouli | a heavy perfume |