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Obartuck Vocab 29
Obartuck Vocabulary 29 (Brave New World - special edition 2)
Question | Answer |
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Blasphemy | (n.) something considered religiously offensive |
Octoroon | (n.) a derogatory term for a person having 1/8 black ancestry |
Grimace | (n./v.) an expression of pain or agony |
Precipice | (n.) a very high and steep cliff |
Indignant | (adj.) angered by something that is unjust |
Emaciated | (adj.) unnaturally thin and malnourished |
Unorthodox | (adj.) not following the usual rules of society or religion |
Coquettish | (adj.) flirtatious |
Impropriety | (n.) behavior that is not socially acceptable |
Cadge | (v.) to get something by begging or mooching |