1984 vocab 2

agitation (n)

a state of anxiety or nervous excitement or distress

extricate (v)

the act of freeing someone or something from a tangled situation

denounce (v)

inform against; publicly declare to be wrong or evil

demeanor (n)

outward behavior or bearing; appearance; mien

parenthetically (adv)

in a way that interrupts OR in a way that adds more information OR as an aside

infallible (adj)

never failing; never wrong

febrile (adj)

showing a great deal of excitement or nervousness; showing symptoms of a fever

palpable (adj)

tangible, able to be felt strongly/sensed

abyss (n)

a deep, endless, immeasurable space/gulf/chasm/cavity

superfluous (adj)

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

invariably (adv)

always; without fail; on every occasion

impregnable (adj)

unable to be captured or broken into; unconquerable

demur (adj)

raise doubts/objections; show reluctance; refuse

formidable (adj)

respectable/fear-inducing; very difficult to defeat/overcome

empirical (adj)

based on/confirmed/relying on observation and experience rather than pure logic

avaricious (adj)

having or showing immense greed for wealth/material gain

cardinal (adj)

of the greatest importance; fundamental

ossified (adj)

having turned into bone/bony tissue; having become fixed/rigid in attitude/position

impudence (n)

the quality of being rude and disrespectful; insolence

livid (adj)

discolored; dark bluish gray in color