1984 Vocab 3

racketeering

dishonest and fraudulent business dealings

copiously

present in large quantities

wheedle

coax or persuade someone to say or give something

lethargy

a lack of energy or enthusiasm

emaciation

the state of being abnormally weak or thin

writhed

making continuously twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way

overt

open and observable; not secret or hidden

exaltation

the act of elevating someone in rank, power, or character

martyrdoms

a display of feigned or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy or admiration

torpid

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

capitulated

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

frivolity

lack of seriousness; lightheartedness; trivial

insidious

stealthily treacherous or deceitful

didactically

in a way that is intended to teach, especially in a way that is fixed and unwilling to change: