1984 Vocab Part I: Ch. 1-4 Flashcards
1
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Showing effects of planning or maipulation
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Contrived
2
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Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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Furtive
3
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Move hesitatingly, as if about to give away
A
Falter
4
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An unpleasant or difficult situation
A
Predicament
5
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Lacking definite form or limits
A
Nebulous
6
Q
Inspiring fear or dread
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Formidable
7
Q
Having existed from the beginning
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Primal
8
Q
Plausible but false
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Specious
9
Q
Treat or speak of with contempt
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Deride
10
Q
Unequivocally detestable
A
Odious
11
Q
Hide under a false appearance
A
Dissemble
12
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Difficult or impossible to understand
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Inscrutable
13
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Open to two or more interpretations
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Equivocal
14
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Producing no result or effect
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Futile
15
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Light-hearted recreational activity for amusement
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