Vocab Quiz 1: Brave New World

surreptitiously

stealthy

decorum

appropriate behavior

unorthodox

breaking tradition

incredulous

skeptical

superfluous

over abundant

promiscuous

casual sex with multiple partners

heretic

person with controversial opinions

croon

to hum

grievance

complaint

replica

a copy

prototype

an original form serving as a standard for later stages

notorious

infamous

overzealous

too enthusiastic

decant

to pour off

pneumatic (2 definitions)

filled with compressed air; voluptuous

surrogate

a substitute

infantile

childish

indefatigable

tireless

precipice

the edge of the cliff

inexorable

unable to be persuaded