1984 vocab

Question 1

sanguine

Answer 1

(adj) marked by eager hopefulness, confidently optimistic

Question 2

clandestine

Answer 2

kept secret or done secretively (adj)

Question 3

urbane

Answer 3

notably polite or polished in manner (adj)

Question 4

heresy

Answer 4

an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma (n)

Question 5

specious

Answer 5

superficially plausible, but actually wrong (adj)

Question 6

inscrutable

Answer 6

impossible to understand or interpret (adj)

Question 7

dissemble

Answer 7

conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs (v)

Question 8

zealot

Answer 8

a person who is fanatical or uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals (n)

Question 9

genial

Answer 9

friendly and cheerful (adj)

Question 10

labryinthine

Answer 10

intricate and confusing (adj)

Question 11

repudiate

Answer 11

refuse to accept or be associated with (v)

Question 12

palimpsest

Answer 12

something refused or altered but still bearing visible traces or its earlier form (n)

Question 13

renegade

Answer 13

a person who deserts or betrays an organization, country, or set of principles (n)

Question 14

derisive

Answer 14

expressing contempt or ridicule (adj)

Question 15

orthodox

Answer 15

conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted ad right or true (adj)

Question 16

obsolete

Answer 16

no longer produced or used (adj)

Question 17

fulminate

Answer 17

to express strong and angry criticism (v)

Question 18

consort

Answer 18

to habitually associate with someone (v)

Question 19

inextricable

Answer 19

impossible to disentangle or separate (adj)

Question 20

sordid

Answer 20

marked by baseness or grossness (adj)