Word List Section 3: Brave New World

Vocabulary terms and definitions from Word List Section 3 of Brave New World.

notoriously

well known for being bad, infamous

ruminate

to think long and hard about something

prejudice

biasness, treating something unfairly because you do not like it for some specific reason

intensify

to increase in intensity, to escalate

derision

to show dislike by mockery or taunting

solitude

isolation

impotence

in ability to act, helplessness, ineffectiveness

plaintive

unhappy, depressed

impenetrable

cannot be passed through, entered, or accessed

benevolence

compassion, consideration, goodwill

imminence

about to happen

equilibrium

physical or mental balance or stability