In a state of decline or deterioration, especially in terms of morals or artistic quality

The use of an archaic or obsolete word, phrase, or expression

Characterized by or showing excessive tenderness or emotional response

Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; intentional and deliberate

In a way that cannot be avoided; certain to happen

A tool or means of doing something

To strengthen or support, especially with additional resources or evidence

Lacking care or neatness; slipshod

The process of renewal, restoration, and growth

Not having any serious purpose or value

The quality of being uncertain, unclear, or not precise

Inability to do something successfully; inadequacy

Real and specific; not abstract

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

Lacking originality or freshness; overused

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance ormerit than is actually possessed

Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fairness

Belonging to an earlier period; no longer in current use

Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

Compliance with standards, rules, or laws

Lack of honesty or candor; being insincere

A state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements

To render insensitive or indifferent

Authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice

Pleasing to the ear; agreeable in sound

A method of examining and discussing opposing ideas in order to find the truth

To render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

To use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing to a position

To spread or promote an idea, theory, or belief

Serving as a typical example or pattern

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Just coming into existence; beginning to develop

Superficially plausible, but actually wrong

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Orwell vocab

Term	Definition
Decadent	In a state of decline or deterioration, especially in terms of morals or artistic quality
Archaism	The use of an archaic or obsolete word, phrase, or expression
Sentimental	Characterized by or showing excessive tenderness or emotional response
Conscious	Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; intentional and deliberate
Inevitably	In a way that cannot be avoided; certain to happen
Instrument	A tool or means of doing something
Reinforce	To strengthen or support, especially with additional resources or evidence
Intensify	To become or make more intense
Slovenly	Lacking care or neatness; slipshod
Regeneration	The process of renewal, restoration, and growth
Frivolous	Not having any serious purpose or value
Presently	At the present time; soon
Habitually	By force of habit; customarily
Vagueness	The quality of being uncertain, unclear, or not precise
Incompetence	Inability to do something successfully; inadequacy
Concrete	Real and specific; not abstract
Abstract	Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
Hackneyed	Lacking originality or freshness; overused
Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Evocative	Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind
Euphemism	A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
Pretentious	Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance ormerit than is actually possessed
Impartiality	Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fairness
Archaic	Belonging to an earlier period; no longer in current use
Eloquent	Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
Conformity	Compliance with standards, rules, or laws
Insincerity	Lack of honesty or candor; being insincere
Schizophrenia	A state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements
Anesthetize	To render insensitive or indifferent
Orthodoxy	Authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice
Euphonious	Pleasing to the ear; agreeable in sound
Dialectic	A method of examining and discussing opposing ideas in order to find the truth
Obfuscate	To render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
Equivocate	To use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing to a position
Propagate	To spread or promote an idea, theory, or belief
Paradigmatic	Serving as a typical example or pattern
Pernicious	Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
Nascent	Just coming into existence; beginning to develop
Specious	Superficially plausible, but actually wrong
Perfidious	Deceitful and untrustworthy

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