Vocabulary for 1984 (Part 2) Flashcards

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Acrid

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bitter or unpleasant in taste or smell

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Apathetic

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showing or feeling no intrest or concern

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Capitulate

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to cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand

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Cavernous

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Like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere

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Copious

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yielding something abundantly

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forbearance

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patient self-control

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Gratuitous

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not necessary or appropriate

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Impudent

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Not showing respect for another person; rude

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intermittent

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occuring at irregular intervals

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inviolate

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not harmed or changed

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demur

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to disagree, polietly

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emanate

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to come out from or form source

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exaltation

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a feeling of extreme happiness

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fatuous

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silly; stupid

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febrile

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having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement

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malleable

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capable of being easily changed or influnced

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penitent

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feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong

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premonitory

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giving warning

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sententious

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expressing much in few words; having or expressing strong opinions about what people should or should not do

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timorous

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full of fear or easily frightened