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1984 Vocab Pt. 1
Vocab for Part 1 of the book 1984, for an English 11 class.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Axiom | a saying |
| Bourgeoisie | (negative) middle class |
| Contrived | devise; invent |
| Drudge | slave-like worker |
| Furtive | sly |
| Garble | mix-up; distort; scramble |
| Gesticulate | gesture |
| Heresy | heresy |
| Invariably | invariably |
| Knell | funeral bell |
| Myriad | countless |
| Nebulous | confused; cloudy |
| Orthodox | customary; conventional |
| Pedant | one who excessively displays his knowledge |
| Petty | of little importance |
| Posterity | future generations |
| Procure | get by care |
| Pugnacious | belligerent; warlike |
| Reverie | a daydream |
| Solitude | living or being alone |
| Tableaux | a picture - as of a scene or memory |
| Vapid | flat; dull; lifeless |
| Zealot | a fanatic |