1984 Vocab

acrid

strong and sharp, as a taste or smell

archaic

so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

contemptible

deserving of scorn or disrespect

dissemble

behave unnaturally or affectedly

ebb

flow back or recede

formidable

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

impregnable

incapable of being attacked or tampered within

inextricable

incapable of being disentangled or untied

inscrutable

difficult or impossible to understand

inviolate

safe from harm or desecration

lurid

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

multifarious

having many aspects

remonstrance

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

solipsism

the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists

tacitly

by unexpressed agreement

vapid

lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest

repudiate

reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

spurious

intended to deceive

torpid

slow and apathetic

inimical

ausing harm or injury

ambivalent

uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow