AP Lit - Brave New World Vocabulary

Predestine

(of God) destine (someone) for a particular fate or purpose.

Spasmodic

Occuring or done in brief irregular bursts

Vivaporous

bringing forth live young that have developed inside the body of the parent

Apertures

an opening, hole, or gap

Maudlin

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

Erotic

relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement

Effusive

expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

tactual

of or pertaining to the sense of touch; tactile

monogamy

the practice or state of being married to one person at a time

promiscuous

having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships

incessant

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

innocuous

not harmful or offensive

profound

having intellectual depth and insight; difficult to fathom or understand

voluptuous

curvaceous and sexually attractive

hierarchy

a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

persevere

continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.

premonition

strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant; forewarning or foreboding of a future event

incoherent

(of spoken or written language) expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear.

sinility

condition of being senile (having showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially loss of mental facilities)

deprecating

expressing disapproval

impunity

exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

subversive

(adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system
- seeking/intending to subvert(undermine power/authority) an established system/institution done in secret

self-indulgence

characterized by doing or tending to do exactly what one wants, especially when this involves pleasure or idleness.

atonement

reparation for a wrong or injury

strumpet

a female prostitute or a promiscuous woman