Brave New World Vocab

English 9 Honors

(N) Surrogate

deputizing = substituting

a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office

(Adj) Deferential

showing deference; respectful

(Adj) Imperative

of vital importance; crucial

(Adj) Maudlin

self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

(Adj) Pneumatic

containing or operated by air or gas under pressure

(V) Ruminating

to think deeply about something

(N) Atonement

reparation for a wrong or injury; payment or penance

(N) Satiety

the feeling or state of being satisfied

(N) Blasphemy

the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk

(Adj) Scathing

witheringly scornful; severely critical

(Adj) Magnanimous

generous or forgiving , especially towards a rival or a less powerful person

(Adj) Ingratiating

intended to gain approval or favor

(Adv) Vindictively

having or showing a strong or reasoning desire for revenge

(N) Staidness

of settled or calm character, not flighty or unpredictable

(N) Negligence

failure to take proper care in doing something

(Adj) Subversive

seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution