1984 Vocab 1

Question 1

Sordid

Answer 1

very dirty

Question 2

Archaic

Answer 2

Very old or old fashioned

Question 3

Furtively

Answer 3

Done stealthily or secretly

Question 4

Specious

Answer 4

Superficially plausible but actually wrong;misleading in appearance

Question 5

Odious

Answer 5

Extremely unpleasant or repulsive

Question 6

Equivocal

Answer 6

Ambiguous;uncertain or questionable in natire

Question 7

Subordinate

Answer 7

Lower in rank or position

Question 8

Mutability

Answer 8

The quality of being changeable

Question 9

Myriad

Answer 9

Countless or extremely great in number

Question 10

Repudiate

Answer 10

Refuse to accept or be associated with

Question 11

Palimpset

Answer 11

A very old document on which the original writing had been erased and replaced with new writing

Question 12

Ineffectual

Answer 12

Lacking in power or forcefulness;impotent

Question 13

Pedantic

Answer 13

Characterized by a narrow,often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules

Question 14

Protuberant

Answer 14

Protruding;bulging

Question 15

Vapid

Answer 15

Lacking life, sharpness or flavor

Question 16

Strident

Answer 16

Loud and harsh;grating

Question 17

Aloofness

Answer 17

A state of being distant, remote or withdrawn

Question 18

Venerated

Answer 18

Regarded with great respect

Question 19

Tacitly

Answer 19

In a way that’s understood without being expressed;silently

Question 20

Listlessness

Answer 20

A state of having or showing no vigor, energy, or enthusiasm

Question 21

Palpable

Answer 21

Clear to the mind or plain to see;capable of being felt or touched

Question 22

Pugnaciously

Answer 22

Arguing or fighting eagerly

Question 23

Officiousness

Answer 23

A state of aggressively offering help or advice that is unwanted or unrequested

Question 24

Lassitude

Answer 24

A condition of listlessness;a state of physical or mental weariness