1984 chapters 1-8 vocab

Sanguine

being optimistic, especially in difficult situations.

Amalgam

A mixture or blend of different elements.

Specious

appearing reasonable or true but is actually false or deceptive.

Inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret (mysterious). 

Scrutinized

being examined or inspected closely and thoroughly.

Tableaux

 having a vivid, striking scenes or images (like a frozen picture)

Ramifications

complex consequences or results of an action.

Truncheons

short, thick clubs or batons used as weapons by police.

Dissemble

to conceal one’s true feelings, thoughts, or motives.

Superfluous

unnecessary, more than what is needed.

Inimical

 hostile or harmful

Inexorably

 in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent

Euphony

a pleasing, harmonious combination of sounds

Panegyric

 a speech or piece of writing that lavishly praises someone.

Statuesque

tall and impressively attractive in appearance like a statue

Multifarious

having many different types or elements (extremely varied)

Protuberant

something sticking out from a surface

Palimpsest

a manuscript where old writing has been partially erased and written over, but traces of the original remain

Orthodoxy

following and accepting the official or traditional beliefs and rules of a system or religion

Gesticulating

making expressive hand and arm movements while speaking

Dace

small freshwater fish

Pedantic

overly focused on minor details or rules especially in a way that is annoying or unnecessary

Heretics

people who hold beliefs that go against the official or accepted teachings of a religion or system

Labyrinthine

extremely complicated and difficult to navigate

Repositories

places where large amounts of something are stored or collected

Queue

 a line of people or things waiting their turn

Reverie

a state of being lost in pleasant daydreams or deep thought

Debauchery

excessive indulgence in immoral pleasures

Truism

a statement so obviously true its barely worth saying

Aquiline

eagle-like usually describes a hooked nose

Anodyne

bland and inoffensive or something that soothes pain

Groveling

activating in an overly submissive, self debasing way

Flogged

beaten with a whip or stick as punishment

Pugnaciously

in an aggressive, combative manner

Sinecure

a cushy job that pays well but requires little work

Benevolent

kind and generous, wishing good for others