1984 vocab set 1

Word, part of speech

Definition

Fitfully, adverb

Not regularly or continuously.

Sanguine, noun

Blood red color

Adherent, noun

Someone who supports a party/person/idea

Specious, adjective

Seemingly true, but actually false

Archaic, adjective

Very old or old fashioned

Urbane, adjective

Refined in manner

Gesticulate, verb

Using dramatic gestures instead of speaking 

Sordid, adjective 

• Ignorant actions and is morally distaste

• Dirty or squalid

Aureole, noun

A circle of light around something, like a halo

Tableaux, noun

Mutable, adjective

Liable to change

Myriad, noun and adjective

Noun: 

• A countless great number

• A unit of ten thousand

Adjective: 

countless and great in number

Zealot, noun

A person who is uncompromising in their beliefs

Vapid, adjective

Offering nothing that is stimulating

Invariably, adverb

In every case or occasion

Pugnacious, adjective

Eager to fight, argue or quarrel

Thwart, verb

To prevent someone from achieving something

Drivel, noun

nonsense

Compendium, noun

A short but detailed info of a subject

Harangue, noun or verb

Noun: a long and aggressive speech

Verb: lecturing someone aggressively for a long time