Vocab for 1984

Unfamiliar words from novel 1984

41 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Sanguine
Adj. optmistic
Scrutinize
V. examine, study, inspect, analyze carefully
Ramification
N. consequence, implication,aftermath. (growing out of plan, drug is ramification; chain reaction
Interminable
Adj. endless
Wallow
V. roll, tumble about, lie around: wallow your sadness
Adherent
Sticky. support to sth. ex: adherent to republican
Urbane
Adj. notably polite or polished in manner, reflecting elegants
Heresy
N. an adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma
Clandestine
Adj. marked by, held in, or conductd with secrecy. ex: clandestine operation,activities
Inexorable
Adj. not to be persuaded, moved or stopped. ex: grammer exam is inexorable
Vindictiveness
N. disposed to seek revenge:
Loathing
N. extreme disgust ex.she said with horror and ....
Chastity
N. quality of being pure .... than to have parted with their chastity.
Delirium
N. an acute mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention ex.an increase of ....
Inscrutable
Adj. difficult to fathom or understand ex.... blue glasses