1984 - list 1

Question 1

interminable (adj.)

Answer 1

having or seeming to have no end

“The wait for authorities to rescue them seemed interminable.”

Question 2

meagerness (n.)

Answer 2

having little flesh : THIN

“Every morning he eats a meager breakfast of toast and coffee.”

Question 3

nebulous (adj.)

Answer 3

Indistinct; vague; unclear; The plan is too nebulous.

“You won’t convince anyone of your point using such nebulous reasoning.”

Question 4

orthodoxy (adj.)

Answer 4

Those who follow the usual or traditional way of doing something.

Question 5

sanguine (adj.)

Answer 5

reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.

“She was all unnerved; her naturally sanguine complexion was pale.”

Question 6

tableaux (n)

Answer 6

a series of staged scenes
“Some present ‘all singing all dancing’ themes; others opt for elegant waxwork type tableaux where not a muscle moves throughout the procession.”

Question 7

Entail (v)

Answer 7

include, to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence

Question 8

reproach (v)

Answer 8

address someone in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.

Question 9

repudiate (v)

Answer 9

refuse to acknowledge or accept

Question 10

gesticulate (v.)

Answer 10

to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech with one’s hands and arms.

Question 11

pedant (n.)

Answer 11

a person who boasts of his level of knowledge.

Question 12

Vapid (adj.)

Answer 12

without liveliness or spirit; dull lacking in zest, offering nothing that is challenging.