LHS - Unit 3 - 1984

furtive

stealthy; secretive

nebulous

hazy; vague; uncertain

orthodox

in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things

Heresy

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

drudge

a person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work

mutable

open to or capable of change, fickle

myriad

a countless or extremely great number

zealot

fanatic

pedant

someone who shows off learning

sanguine

cheerful; optimistic

vapid

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

posterity

future generations

pugnacious

quarrelsome, fond of fighting

Bourgeoisie

middle class

prevaricate

to lie or deviate from the truth

euphony

pleasant, harmonious sound

dismember

cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb

ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

premonitory

conveying a forewarning

sanctimonious

making a show of being morally superior to other people

disseminate

to scatter or spread widely

malleable

capable of being shaped

wheedle

to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

implicate

to involve in; to connect with or be related to (often in crime)

capitulate

(v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel