Vocab List #4: 1984

Question 0

Fluctuate

Answer 0

(V without an object)
To change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly
To move back and forth in waves

Question 1

Tedious

Answer 1

long and tiresome

Wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, was a speaker or writer, prolix

Question 2

Disseminate

Answer 2

(V with object)

To scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse

Question 3

Fecund

Answer 3

Producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, et., in abundance, prolife; fruitful.
Very Productive or creative intellectually

Question 4

Deprecate

Answer 4

(V with an object)
To express earnest disapproval of. To urge reasons against, protest against.
To depreciate; belittle

Question 5

Fatuous

Answer 5

Foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner;
Silly. Unreal; illusory

Question 6

Tepid

Answer 6

Moderately warm; lukewarm

Characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm

Question 7

Adulation

Answer 7

Made hard, hardened. Insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic
Having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction

Question 8

Adept

Answer 8

Very skilled, proficient, expert.

Question 9

Daunt

Answer 9

To overcome with fear, intimidate

To lessen the courage of; dishearten

Question 10

Infallible

Answer 10

Absolutely trustworthy or sure
Unfailing in effectiveness or operation; certain.
Not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their judgement, or pronouncements

Question 11

Latent

Answer 11

Present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential
Remaining In an inactive or hidden phase
Existing in unconscious or dormant form but not potentially able to achieve expression

Question 12

Abreast

Answer 12

Side by side; beside each other in a line

Equal to or alongside in progress, attainment, or awareness

Question 13

Utopia

Answer 13

An ideal place or state. Any visionary system of political or social perfection

Question 14

Capitulate

Answer 14

(V without an object)

To surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms. To give up resistance

Question 15

Delude

Answer 15

(V with an object)

To mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive

Question 16

Decadence

Answer 16

The act or process of falling into a inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay
Moral degeneration or decay; turpitude. Unrestrained or excessicp self indulgence.

Question 17

Doleful

Answer 17

Sorrowful; mournful; melancholy

Question 18

Insidious

Answer 18

Intended to entrap or beguile
Stealthily treacherous or deceitful
Operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect

Question 19

Callulous

Answer 19

made had, hardended. Unsympathetic; insensitive.