Brave New World Ch. 1-6

abject

of the most contemptible kind

appaling

causing shock, dismay, or horror

asceticism

self-denial, especially refraining from worldly pleasures

axiomatic

evident without proof or argument

burgeon

grow and flourish

callow

young and inexperienced

effusive

extravagantly demonstrative

enumerate

specify individually

imminent

close in time; about to occur

incongrous

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

inculcate

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

ingenuous

lacking in sophistication or worldliness

inscrutable

difficult or impossible to understand

maudlin

very sentimental or emotional

prodigious

great in size, force, extent, or degree

repulsive

offensive to the mind or senses

satiety

being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more

solecism

a socially awkard or tactless act

suppression

withholding or withdrawing some writing from circulation

surreptitious

marked by quiet, caution and secrecy