1984 George Orwell Ch 1-4 Vocabulary English

contrived

showing effects of planning or manipulation

conceviable

capable of being imagined

scrutinize

to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail

furtive

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

falter

move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

predicament

an unpleasant or difficult situation

nebulous

lacking definite form or limits

formidable

inspiring fear or dread

primal

having existed from the beginning

plausible

apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful

specious

plausible but false

vindictiveness

a hateful desire for revenge

deride

treat or speak of with contempt

sinister

wicked, evil, or dishonorable

odious

extremely unpleasant or repulsive

flinch

draw back, as with fear or pain

dissemble

to hide under a false appearance

contempt

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

inscrutable

difficult or impossible to understand

equivocal

open to two or more interpretations

futile

producing no result or effect

apprehensive

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

demeanor

the way a person behaves toward other people

apprehensive

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

gambol

light-hearted recreational activity for amusement

Compromising

vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion

annihilation

total destruction

endure

continue to exist

repudiate

to cast off

multifarious

having many aspects

palimpsest

a manuscript on which more than one text has been written