1984 Vocab Flashcards
Purge
Elimination of undesirable persons
Nebulous
Vague, unclear
Clandestinely
Secretly, underhandedly
Inscrutable
Not able to be understood, mysterious
Zealot
Person intensely devoted to a cause
Heretical
Of a belief different from the accepted belief of a group
Pedantic
Overly concerned with small details
Orthodoxy
The holding of generally accepted beliefs
Fulminating
To pronounce w/ vehement denunciation or condemnation
Indoctrinate
To teach a doctrine
Sabotage
Any undermining of a cause
Sinecures
An office/position requiring little or no work
Lassitude
Weariness of body or mind from strain
Queue
Line or file
Famine
Extreme hunger
Strident
Making or having a harsh sound
Solitary
Isolated
Incredulity
Disbelief
Iniquity
Wickedness
Encounter
Meeting
Prosaic
Ordinary
Gratuitous
Unnecessary
Inquisitive
Curious
Suppress
Eliminate