Brave New World2 Flashcards
self-evident or unquestionable
axiomatic
eager or quick to argue or fight
truculent
too great to be overcome
insurmountable
relating to or affecting apes or monekys
simian
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
rapture
a state of near unconsciousness or insensibility
stupor
persisting tirelessly
indefatigable
stop or interrupt and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way
waylay
breed or spread prolifically or rapidly
pullulate
the action of making amends for a wrong or injury
atonement
drink heartily
quaff
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem
stanza
a religious or other solemn ceremony or act
rite
triumphantly happy
exultant
relating to liturgy or public worship
liturgical
break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay
disintegrate
decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell
putrid
deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing
arch
a cylinder on which film, wire, thread or other flexible materials can be wound
reel
a grammatical mistake in speech or writing
solecism
not in keeping with good taste and propriety
indecorous
behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety
decorum
a cause of pain or harm
affliction
having a relatively broad, short skull
brachycephalic
look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way
leer
a deep narrow gorge with steep steps
ravine
a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall
crevice
a horizontal support on a ladder for a person’s foot
rung
