1984 Vocab 1

Question 0

Palimpsest

Answer 0

Something altered or reformed but with traces of the original

Question 1

Repudiate

Answer 1

Refuse to accept or be associated with

Question 2

Multifarious

Answer 2

Having many types

Question 3

Annihilation

Answer 3

Total destruction

Question 4

Demeanor

Answer 4

Outward behavior or bearing

Question 5

Gambol

Answer 5

Run or jump about playfully

Question 6

Futile

Answer 6

Pointless or unable to produce a result

Question 7

Equivocal

Answer 7

Open to many interpretations, ambiguous

Question 8

Contempt

Answer 8

Feeling a person is below you, worthless, etc.

Question 9

Inscrutable

Answer 9

Impossible to understand

Question 10

Odious

Answer 10

Extremely repulsive

Question 11

Deride

Answer 11

Express contempt for, ridicule

Question 12

Specious

Answer 12

Appears correct but is actually wrong

Question 13

Plausible

Answer 13

Seems reasonable or probable

Question 14

Nebulous

Answer 14

Unclear, vague, ill-defined

Question 15

Furtive

Answer 15

Secretive, avoiding attention and discovery

Question 16

Contrived

Answer 16

Created deliberately not randomly

Question 17

Ampoule

Answer 17

Sealed glass container with liquid for injecting

Question 18

Doublethink

Answer 18

Thinking two contradicting ideas at the same time

Question 19

Syringe

Answer 19

A pump made of a plunger and tube for transporting liquids

Question 20

Stratosphere

Answer 20

Earths atmosphere later above troposphere, or the very highest level

Question 21

Rotund

Answer 21

Plump

Question 22

Writhe

Answer 22

Making twisting, contorting movements with your body

Question 23

Delude

Answer 23

Fool, impose a misleading belief upon someone

Question 24

Derange

Answer 24

Cause someone to become insane, throw into confusion, intrude on or interrupt