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1984 Part 2 Vocab
Flash Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| intermittently | occasionally, done at intervals |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied |
| acuteness | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset; lasting a short time; having the ability to think clearly and understand something not obvious |
| dissent | to differ in opinion |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| superfluous | exceeding beyond what is sufficient or necessary |
| sordid | vile, dirty, wretched, gross, covetous |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| demur | to take exception or to object or protest |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality; to seduce from chastity; to make disloyal |
| harangue | a ranting speech or writing; a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| obsolete | no longer used because something new exists |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| spurious | of a deceitful nature or quality |
| inimicial | unfriendly; hostile; tending to obstruct or harm |
| avaricious | greedy; excessively seeking to acquire or hoard goods and riches |
| vilify | to lower in estimation or importance; to utter slanderous and abusive statements against |
| impudence | the quality of state of being contemptuous, cocky with boldness or disregard for others; lacking modesty |
| valiant | possessing or acting with bravery or boldness |
| credulous | ready to believe on slight or uncertain evidence |