1984 VOCAB

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archaic (9 / 6)–

Very old/old fashioned

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heretic (16 /14) –

A person who believes an opinion opposite of what is largely believed

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discountenanced (20 / 20)

when something is deemed unapprovable or looked down upon.

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labyrinthine (32 / 35) –

A maze that in this case takes place within one's mind into the confusing twists of thought.

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palimpsest (36 / 40)–

Something that was reused and altered but still maintaining traces of the original, in this case history being that something.

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orthodoxy (48 / 54) –

The idea that one lives purely by the values of their society, INGSOC in this case.

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subjection (61 / 71) –

A state of being completely under control of the Party with strict rules and regulations, lacking any idea of individual freedoms.

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imposture (68 / 79) –

The persisting act of deceiving a group of people about an event that took place in the past.

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unprocurable (86 / 102) –

Something that is so difficult to find it is deemed impossible to get.

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eccentricity (118 / 142) –

A behavior that is deemed unusual/out of character, and while not against the law, would raise suspicion.

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exhortations (123 / 149) –

Strongly urging someone to do something.

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irrevocable (152 / 184) –

Changes that are deemed final and ‘set in stone’.

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Equilibrium (166 / 201) –

A state of balance, where each side of something is equal.

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infallibility (175 / 213) –

The idea that the Party is incapable of making mistakes or committing wrongdoing.

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sanctimonious (192 / 233) –

Showing an expression of haughtiness, as if believing one is better than others because of their morals.

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INGSOC (6, 33 / 2, 36)

The political beliefs that are held in Oceania by the party members.

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Two Minutes Hate

A video played ritualistically for two minutes every day featuring Emmanuel Goldstein to promote hate for anyone opposing the government and Big Brother. 

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Thought Police (15 / 14)

A group of people who are acting as a police force responsible for taking in anyone who thinks a thought that opposes the ideals of Big Brother.

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thought crime (19, 46 / 19, 52)

A crime that involves the mere thinking of anything that opposes the totalitarian way of the world, especially anything that goes against Big Brother.

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doublespeak and doublethink

The idea of believing in two separate ideas that contradict each other.

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proletariat / “proles”

A term referring to the working class who don’t identify with the large Party. 

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unperson (41 / 46)

Someone who is made to disappear, not in a sense that they died but in a sense that they had never even existed in the first place.

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vaporized (53 / 61)

Someone who commits a thought crime and is taken by the thought police. They vanish with no trace and seem to have been erased from existence.

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facecrime (54 / 62 )

The act of letting your own thoughts wander and showing physical signs of hiding something, such a nervous tick or an ‘incorrect' facial expression.

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controlling class or “inner Party” (102, 159 / 122, 193)

Members of the Party who hold deep beliefs of INGSOC and follow the Party standards to an exact point.

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The Brotherhood

An organization that conspires against the Party, where limited information exists so as to ensure that if a member is caught they do not betray the others. 

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bourgeois or bourgeoisie or “outer Party” (158 / 191)

party members that still identify themselves with the Party, but do not deeply involve themselves. They live a lower quality of life compared to the Inner Party members and have less rights.

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Utopianism (167 / 203)

The belief that everything in life in the olden days is completely perfect.

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Socialism

An idea that began with the aim of establishing freedom, liberty, and equality that eventually turned into the ideals of Big brother and INGSOC. 

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crimestop (175 / 212)

Stopping oneself from thinking a dangerous thought that often involves exercising thoughts of something less than intelligent involving the Party’s ideals as self preservation.

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Newspeak (246 / 299)

The official language of Oceania which involves limiting ones vocabulary to the least possible amount of words.