1984 vocab set 1

Fitfully

Not regularly or continuously.

Sanguine

Blood red color.

Adherent

Someone who supports a party/person/idea.

Specious

Seemingly true, but actually false.

Archaic

Very old or old fashioned.

Urbane

Refined in manner.

Gesticulate

Using dramatic gestures instead of speaking.

Sordid

Ignorant actions and is morally distasteful; dirty or squalid.

Aureole

A circle of light around something, like a halo.

Tableaux

Visual representations or scenes.

Mutable

Liable to change.

Myriad

A countless great number or a unit of ten thousand.

Zealot

A person who is uncompromising in their beliefs.

Vapid

Offering nothing that is stimulating.

Invariably

In every case or occasion.

Pugnacious

Eager to fight, argue or quarrel.

Thwart

To prevent someone from achieving something.

Drivel

Nonsense.

Compendium

A short but detailed info of a subject.

Harangue

Noun: a long and aggressive speech; Verb: lecturing someone aggressively for a long time.