1984 – Part 1 Vocabulary – Flashcards
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sanguine
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adj - cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, confident; reddish, ruddy (2)
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scrutinize
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v - to examine in detail with careful or critical attention (3)
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ramifications
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n - outgrowth, consequence, implication; a related or derived subject, problem, etc. (4)
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archaic
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adj - marked by characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated (7)
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nebulous
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adj - hazy, vague, indistinct, confused (9)
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unorthodoxy
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n - deviation from normal, usual (10)
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urbane
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adj - having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities; reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression (11)
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clandestinely
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adv - characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious (14)
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derided
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v - to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock (15)
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zealot
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n - a person who shows zeal, enthusiasm, etc.; an excessively zealous, eager, ardent person; fanatic (29)
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ideological
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adj - of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation based on their body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc.; theorizing of a visionary or impractical nature (41)
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palimpsest
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n - a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text (41)
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multifarious
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adj - having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.; numerous and varied; greatly diverse (44)
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proletariat
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n - the class of wage earners, especially those who earn their living by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual employment; the working class (44)
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implicate
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v - to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner (47)
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vapid
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adj - lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat; without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious (53)
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strident
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adj - making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking; having a shrill, irritating quality or character (55)
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fulminating
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v - to explode with a loud noise; detonate; to issue denunciations against (55)
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reverie
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n - a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing; a daydream (63)
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tacitly
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adv - in a manner where something is understood without being openly expressed; implied; by unexpressed agreement (67)
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sinecures
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n - an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns (78)
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imposture
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n - the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others; deception using an assumed character, identity, or name, as by an impostor; an instance or piece of fraudulent imposition (82)
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cumbersome
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adj - burdensome; troublesome; unwieldy; clumsy (99)
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officiousness
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n - aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation; meddling; forwardness (104)
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knell
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n - the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral; a sound or sign announcing the death of a person or the end, extinction, failure, etc., of something; any mournful sound (106)
