1984 vocab part 2+3

Incriminating

showing guilt

Fatuous

foolish; silly

Accumulated

collected a little at a time

Precision

accuracy; exactness

Extricate

set free; release

Ironical

expressing one thing and meaning another

Incredulity

lack of belief

Vague

not definite or precise

Iniquity

wickedness

Installments

parts of a series

Atrocity

extreme wickedness or cruelty

Indignation

anger combined with disapproval

Impending

about to happen

Palpable

easily seen or heard and recognized

Abyss

lowest depth

Superfluous

more than is needed

Intimidating

frightening

Undecipherable

not clear

Persiflage

joking talk or writing

Perceptible

observed; understood

Prodigies

marvelous examples

Consumption

things that are made to be used up

Hierarchical

arranging things one above the other by rank

Spurious

false; not genuine

Empirical

based on experiment and observation

Diminution

reduction; decrease

Arbitrary

not going by a rule or law

Irreconcilable

not able to agree

Omnipotent

having great power or influence

Infallible

free from error

Demeanor

behavior; manner

Lethargy

drowsy dullness or lack of activity

Desultorily

jumping from one topic to another

Servile

giving in because of fear

Abashed

embarrassed

Eradicate

destroy; wipe out

Posterity

future generations

Vindicate

excuse; absolve

Prostrated

lying down flat

Luminous

shining by its own light

Degradation

a worn or broken-down condition

Oligarchies

governments ruled by only a few people

Metaphysics

an attempt to explain reality and knowledge

Malleable

able to be shaped or molded

Emaciation

losing flesh; wasting away

Torpid

dull; inactive

Capitulated

gave up

Inviolate

unbroken; uninjured

Reconciliation

bringing together again in friendship

Equivocation

not making a commitment on a matter