English 1984 final vocab test

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Forbearance

patient endurance; self-control

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Lethargy

Apathetic or sluggish inactivity

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Servile

Being in slavery, excessively submissive or obedient, often to an oppressive authority.

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Sententiously

in a pompous or moralizing manner, often using clichés or maxims.

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doleful

Sorrowful, mournful, melancholy

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Timororusly

in a fearful or timid manner, showing apprehension or anxiety.

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Seditious

inciting rebellion against authority, especially the government.

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Prevaricate

to speak or act in an evasive way, avoiding the truth. To speak falsely or lying

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Heresy

a belief or opinion that goes against established religious doctrine or accepted beliefs.

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Abject

extremely bad, unpleasant, or degrading; a state of misery or hopelessness.

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Quailed

Lost heart or courage in difficulty or danger,to feel or show fear or apprehension; to recoil in terror.

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Insurrection

a violent uprising against an authority or government. Rising in revolt or rebellion

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Solipsism

The theory that only self exists. the philosophical idea that only one's mind is sure to exist, leading to the belief that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure.

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Vitriol

Cruel and bitter criticism; harsh words. Sulfuric acid

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Torpid

Lacking energy or vigor; sluggish. Inactive

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Frivolity

The quality or state of being frivolous; lack of seriousness or sense.

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Fallacy

An erroneous belief or misconception, often based on unsound reasoning or logic. Misleading or false belief

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Didactically

in a manner intended to teach or instruct, often in an overly moralizing way.

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Unbidden

occurring without being invited or requested; spontaneous.

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Disquieting

causing anxiety or worry; unsettling.

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