Brave New World Vocabulary for Test

pallid

Pale

geniality

The quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner; expressing sympathy or friendliness

burgeon

To grow vigorously

largesse

Generous gift

sententious

Using wise sayings or proverbs

apoplectic

Extremely enraged

gratuitous

Unwarranted

officious

Volunteering one's service where they are neither asked for nor needed

indefatigable

Untiring

incredulity

Skeptical; Not easily convinced

surreptitious

Done, made, or acquired by stealth

effusive

Unrestrained utterance

contemptuous

Expressing the act of despising; manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

incongruous

Not consistent with or suitable to the surroundings or associations

truculently

Feeling or showing ferocity; Savage

stupor

A condition of greatly dulled (less intense) or completely suspended sense or feeling

zenith

The highest point

putrid

Vile; Corrupt

eccentricity

Deviating from a usual or accepted pattern

indecorous

Conflicting with accepted standards of good conduct or good taste

trivial

Of little importance

precipitous

Falling with steep descent

indignation

Anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

inexorably

Not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; Relentless

languished

To become weak

blithe

Happily lighthearted

heinous

Hatefully or shockingly evil

portentously

Self-consciously solemn

ignominy

Dishonor

senility

Exhibiting a loss of cognitive abilities associated with old age

prophesying

To speak or utter by divine inspiration

venerable

To regard with reverential respect

conspicuous

Prominent; Attracting attention

decorously

Proper; Correct

feebly

Markedly lacking in strength

magnanimity

Sharing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit

impudent

Marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard of others

prodigious

Extraordinary in size or degree; Enormous