1984 Vocab Flashcards

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Purge

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Elimination of undesirable persons

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Nebulous

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Vague, unclear

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Clandestinely

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Secretly, underhandedly

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Inscrutable

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Not able to be understood, mysterious

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Zealot

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Person intensely devoted to a cause

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Heretical

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Of a belief different from the accepted belief of a group

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Pedantic

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Overly concerned with small details

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Orthodoxy

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The holding of generally accepted beliefs

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Fulminating

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To pronounce w/ vehement denunciation or condemnation

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Indoctrinate

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To teach a doctrine

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Sabotage

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Any undermining of a cause

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Sinecures

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An office/position requiring little or no work

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Lassitude

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Weariness of body or mind from strain

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Queue

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Line or file

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Famine

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Extreme hunger

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Strident

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Making or having a harsh sound

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Solitary

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Isolated

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Incredulity

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Disbelief

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Iniquity

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Wickedness

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Encounter

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Meeting

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Prosaic

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Ordinary

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Gratuitous

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Unnecessary

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Inquisitive

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Curious

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Suppress

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Eliminate