Dystopian Societies Vocabulary

Chronic - Adjective

Long-lasting and difficult to eradicate.

Consternation - Noun

Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

Decrepit - Adjective

Wasted and weakened by or as if the infirmities of old age.

Eccentric - Adjective

Deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways.

Exuberance - Noun

The quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

Feeble - Adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Hindrance - Noun

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

Imperious - Adjective

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Melancholy - Noun

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Morose - Adjective

Sullen and ill-tempered.

Municipal - Adjective

Relating to a city or town or its governing body.

Optimal - Adjective

Best or most favorable; optimum.

Poignancy - Noun

The quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Repressive - Adjective

Inhibiting or restraining the freedom of a person or group of people.

Scrum - Noun

A disorderly crowd of people or things.

Stifling - Adjective

Making one feel constrained or oppressed.

Synchronize - Verb

Cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.

Tacit - Adjective

Understood or implied without being stated.

Vigilance - Noun

The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

Wince - Verb

Give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.