Vocabulary Week 1: 1984 by George Orwell

Contrived

purposefully created rather than occurring naturally

Meager

lacking in quality and quantity

Sanguine

cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naive

Nebulous

in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy

Claptrap

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

Compendium

a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication

Clandestine

kept secretly or done secretively

Heresy

belief or opinion contrary to what is accepted

Derided

express contempt for; ridicule

Truncheon

a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer