1984 Vocab #1

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vile
extremely unpleasant
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sanguine
Rosy, flushed
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sordid
dirty
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ramifications
A subdivision
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truncheons
club used by the police
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nebulous
hazy; vague; uncertain
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defiler
one who degrades or dishonors
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despicable
Deserving contempt or scorn
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venomous
poisonous; spiteful, mean
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specious
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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compendium
brief, comprehensive summary
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inexorably
In a way that is impossible to stop or prevent
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dissemble
to disguise, to pretend
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inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
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annihilated
destroyed completely
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sanctioned
authorized or approved
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pneumatic
pertaining to air or gas
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pedantic
overly scholarly
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debauchery
corruption; self-indulgence
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pugnaciously
in an aggressive manner; combatively