Brave New World Vocab 3

Test 10/9

Sanctimonious

Hypocritically pious or devout

Interminable

Having or seeming to have no end

Irresolute

Uncertain how to act or proceed

Delirium

A serious change in mental abilities. It causes people to become confused and unaware of their surroundings

Cynical

Having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic

Sacrilege

A technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation

Squalid

Marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty

Paroxysm

A fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease)

Superfluous

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Derisive

Expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn