1984 (ALL LISTS)

racketeering

organized crime

copiously

large amounts

wheedle

persuade gently

lethargy

lack of energy

emaciation

extreme thiness

writhed

twisted in pain

prevaricate

avoid the truth

overt

done openly

exaltation

intense happiness

martyrdoms

dying for a cause

torpid

mentally dull

capitulated

gave up

frivolity

lack of seriousness

insidious

harmful but subtle

didactically

in a instructive way

agitation

nervous excitement or unease

extricate

to free

denounce

to accuse or report someone as guilty

demeanor

outward behavior or attitude

parenthetically

said as a side comment

infallible

something seen as a sure or reliable sign

febrile

tense, restless, or fever-like feeling

palpable

so strong it almost feels physical

abyss

a deep, overwhelming emptiness or danger

superfluous

unnecessary or extra

invariably

always happening in the same way

impregnable

impossible to break into or weaken

demur

to hesitate or show doubt (often before agreeing or complying

formidable

intimidating or impressive in strength or intelligence

empirical

based on observation or experience

avaricious

extremely greedy, especially for wealth

cardinal

most important or central

ossified

become rigid or unable to change

impudence

bold disrespect or shamelessness

livid

pale or discolored, often from shock or distress

vile

very bad, unpleasant

sanguine

reddish/healthy-looking

sordid

dirty, poor, or morally unpleasant

ramifications

parts/branches that spread out

truncheons

clubs/weapons

nebulous

unclear, vague, hard to define

defiler

someone who ruins or corrupts something

despicable

very bad, hateful

venomous

full of hate or anger

specious

seems true but actually false

compendium

a collection of information

inexorably

cannot be stopped

dissemble

hide your true feelings

inscrutable

impossible to read or understand

annihilated

completely destroyed

sanctioned

approved or allowed

pneumatic

using air or pressure

pedantic

overly formal or focused on small details

debauchery

excessive bad behavior (often pleasure-related)

pugnaciously

aggressively, ready to fight