1984 Vocab 2

agitation (n)

agitation (n)

a state of anxiety/nervous excitement or the action of briskly stirring/disturbing something, especially a liquid

extricate (v)

free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty

denounce (v)

publicly declare to be wrong or evil or inform against

demeanor (n)

outward behavior or bearing

parenthetically (adj)

qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses

infallible (adj)

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

febrile (adj)

having or showing the symptoms of a fever

palpable (adj)

(of feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible or physical touch

abyss (n)

a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

superflous (adj)

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

invariably (adv)

in every case or on every ocassion; always

impregnable (adj)

(of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into

demur (n)

the action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something

formidable (adj)

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

empirical (adj)

based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

avaricious (adj)

having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

cardinal (adj)

of the greatest importance; fundamental

ossified (adj)

having turned into bone or bony tissue or having become rigid or fixed in attitude or position

impudence (n)

the quality of being impudent; impertinence

livid (adj)

bluish color (bruised)