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1984 Vocab
1984 Vocab Part 1 George Orwell
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public |
| aquiline | like an eagle, (of a person's nose) hooked or curved like an eagle's beak |
| cumbersome | large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy |
| debauchery | excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures |
| denounce | publicly declare to be wrong or evil |
| depict | show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form |
| disdain | the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt |
| implicate | show (someone) to be involved in a crime |
| incrimminate | make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; strongly imply the guilt of (someone) |
| innumerable | too many to be counted (often used hyperbolically) |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand or interpret |
| interminable | endless (often used hyperbolically) |
| irrepressible | not able to be controlled or restrained |
| meditatively | given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative |
| multifarious | many and of various types |
| posterity | all future generations of people |
| predicament | a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation |
| proliferate | increase rapidly in numbers; multiply |
| promiscuity | practice of having casual sex frequently with different partners or being indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners |
| refute | prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove |
| reproach | the expression of disapproval or disappointment |
| repudiate | refuse to accept or be associated with |
| reverberate | (of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo |
| saboteur | a person who engages in sabotage (sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity or corporation through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction) |
| sordid | involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt |
| stratum | one of usually many layers of a substance (such as rock); a level of society made up of people of the same rank or position |
| unorthodox | contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox |
| venerate | regard with great respect; revere |
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