1984 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Acrid
A
strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
2
Q
Archaic
A
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
3
Q
contemptible
A
deserving of scorn or disrespect
4
Q
dissemble
A
behave unnaturally or affectedly
5
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Ebb
A
flow back or recede
6
Q
Formidable
A
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
7
Q
impregnable
A
incapable of being attacked or tampered with
8
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inextricable
A
incapable of being disentangled or untied
9
Q
Inscrutable
A
difficult or impossible to understand
10
Q
inviolate
A
safe from harm or desecration
11
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lurid
A
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
12
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multifarious
A
having many aspects
13
Q
remonstrance
A
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
14
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solipsism
A
the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
15
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tacitly
A
by unexpressed agreement
