1984 Quiz

acrid

strong and sharp, as a taste or smell unpleasant or irritating quality that can be sensed through the nose or mouth.

archaic

so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

contemptible

deserving of scorn or disrespect

contemptible

despicable, hateful, shameful, offensive

dissemble

conceal, disguise

ebb

recede, to go back/ move further away

formidable

extremely impressive in strength or excellence, intimidating,

impregnable

incapable of being attacked or tampered with, invincible, unstoppable, unbeatable

inextricable 

difficult or impossible to understand

inviolate

safe from harm or desecration

lurid

vivid and graphic, bright, presents stories in a way of interest the public  (over exaggerating)

multifarious

multiple, diverse, many

remonstrance

protest, object, complain, criticize

solipsism

the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist, (the quality of being very self-centered or selfish), egocentric, self absorbed

tacitly

in a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated, understood without question

vapid

lacking significance/liveliness or spirit,

uninterested, dull, lifeless

repudiate

reject, decline, refuse

To refuse to have anything to do with (anymore), to deny or refute the truth or validity of,

spurious

intended to deceive

fraudulent, fake, false, not authentic

inimical

causing harm or injury

harmful, hurtful, detrimental 

ambivalent

uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

indecisive, undecided, inconclusive, uncertain, unsure