1984 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Bludgeon
a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon (noun) or beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object (verb)
Despotism
the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way (noun)
Diminution
a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something (noun)
Empirical
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic (ADJ.)
Erroneous
wrong; incorrect (ADJ.)
Espionage
the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information (noun)
Fecundity
the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility (noun)
Formidable
inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable (ADJ.)
Gelatinous
having the consistency of jelly (ADJ.)
Gratuitous
uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted (ADJ.)
Inimical
tending to obstruct or harm (ADJ.)
Intermittent
occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady (ADJ.)
Preponderance
the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance (noun)
Prevaricate
speak or act in an evasive way (verb)
Prodigious
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree or unnatural or abnormal (ADJ.)
Puritanism
the beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship (noun)
Solipsism
the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist (noun)
Stifling
(of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating or making one feel constrained or oppressed (ADJ.)
Stratagem
a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end (noun)
Titular
holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority (ADJ.)
