1984 Part One Vocab

Question 1

Annihilate

Answer 1

to destroy; obliterate

Question 2

Benevolent

Answer 2

kind and generous; organized to do good for others

Question 3

Contrived

Answer 3

Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously; created in a way that seems artificial

Question 4

Derision

Answer 4

the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

Question 5

Equivocal

Answer 5

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

Question 6

Fulminate

Answer 6

to criticize someone or something angrily

Question 7

Furtive

Answer 7

done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed

Question 8

Inscrutable

Answer 8

Impossible to understand or interpret

Question 9

Jargon

Answer 9

special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group that are hard for others to understand

Question 10

Lassitude

Answer 10

lack of physical or mental energy

Question 11

Nebulous

Answer 11

unclear, vague or ill-defined

Question 12

Officious

Answer 12

used to describe an annoying person who tries to tell people what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed; meddlesome

Question 13

Pedantic

Answer 13

too focused on unimportant errors, rules, or details

Question 14

Pneumatic

Answer 14

containing or operated by air or gas under pressure

Question 15

Procure

Answer 15

obtain, with care or effort

Question 16

Rectify

Answer 16

to put something right; to correct

Question 17

Sanguine

Answer 17

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation or red in color

Question 18

Sordid

Answer 18

involving immoral or dishonest behavior; very dirty and unpleasant

Question 19

Unorthodox

Answer 19

any opinions or beliefs that are different from the official or usual position; the quality or state of being different

Question 20

Zeal

Answer 20

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective