1984 (unit 1) - vocabulary

archaic

[adjective] having the features or characteristics typical of a much older time; antiquated

clamor

[noun] a loud or sustained uproar or din, especially of voices

contrive

[verb] to plan or devise cleverly or ingeniously

demeanor

[noun] the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment

disdainful

[adjective] feeling or showing scorn, contempt, or aloofness

dissemble

[verb] to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of

furtive

[adjective] done with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly

heretical

[adjective] of, relating to, or characteristic of an opinion or belief that challenges deeply established social, political, or religious views

implicate

[verb] to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events

inscrutable

[adjective] impossible to comprehend or interpret’ mysterious

interminable

[adjective] endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long

intricate

[adjective] having many complexly interrelated parts, angles, or aspects; involved; elaborate

multifarious

[adjective] of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied

reproach

[verb] to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure

repudiate

[verb] to reject completely as invalid or untrue

sanction

[noun] an official or authoritative approval, as of an action, behavior, or the like; permission

sordid

[adjective] morally bad; ignoble or base

subtlety

[noun] the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define

supersede

[verb] to take over the position or influence of; replace

unorthodox

[adjective] deviating from that which is customary, generally approved, or conventional; not orthodox