English 1984 vocab 3

racketeering

making money from illegal activities like bribery/fraud

copiously

in a wide ranging- way

wheedle

coax/ persuade

lethargy

lack of energy/ enthusiasm (state of sleep)

emaciation

state of being abnormally thin/weak

writhed

continual twisting/ squirming movements of the body

prevaricate

speak/ act in an evasive way

overt

done or shown openly (not secret or hidden)

exaltation

a feeling or state of extreme happiness

martyrdoms

display of exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy/ admiration

torpid

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

capitulated

cease to resist an unwelcome demand (surrender)

frivolity

lack of seriousness (lightheartedness)

insidious

subtle way, but harmful effects and treacherous

didactically

way that is intended to teach (ina way that is fixed and unwilling to change)