1984 Vocab 3

racketeering

dishonest and fraudulent business dealings; Organized illegal activities, often by gangsters

copiously

large in quantity or number

wheedle

to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise

lethargy

a lack of energy and enthusiasm; lack of energy; sluggishness

emaciation

the state of being abnormally thin or weak

writhed

twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)

prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way; to lie or deviate from the truth

overt

done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden

exaltation

a feeling or state of extreme happiness

martyrdoms

the death or suffering of a martyr; the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)

torpid

mentally or physically inactive; inactive, sluggish, dull

capitulated

An unwelcome demand; surrender; gave up all resistance

frivolity

lack of seriousness; lightheartedness

insidious

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

didactically

in a manner that is intended to teach or instruct, often with a focus on conveying a moral lesson or message; instructively