English 12H: 1984 Part II Vocabulary

Fatuous

Adj:Foolish or insane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner

Etiolate

Verb:to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light;to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor.

Rendezvous

Noun:an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place

Prosaic

Adj:commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

Febrile

Adj:pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.

Flagrant

Adj:shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring

Ramification

Noun:Outgrowths; subdivison of a complex;family tree

Demur

Verb:to make an objection

Feral

Adj:existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.

Fecund

Adj:producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful

Avaricious

Adj:Greedy

Inimical

Adj:adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful

Irreconcilable

Adj:incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment

Vilified

Verb:to speak ill of; defame; slander

Ossify

Verb:to convert into or cause to harden like bone

Simian

Noun:any of the monkeys or apes

Spurious

Adj:not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.

Obseiant

Noun:a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture

Denounce

Verb:to condemn or censure openly or publicly

Persiflage

Noun:light, bantering talk or writing