1984 vocab Flashcards
1
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Opulent
A
ostentatiously rich and luxurious
2
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Contrived
A
deliberately created rather than arising naturally
3
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Nebulous
A
In the form of a cloud or haze
4
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Abject
A
(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree
5
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Fulminate
A
express vehement protest
6
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Sinecure
A
a position requiring little or no work but giving status or financial benefit
7
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Debauchery
A
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
8
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Venerate
A
regard with great respect
9
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Equivocal
A
open to more than one interpretation
10
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Edify
A
instruct or improve morally
11
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Inscrutable
A
impossible to understand
12
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Sanguine
A
optomistic or positive
13
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Pliable
A
easily bent
14
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Verbatiim
A
in exactly the same original words
15
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Strident
A
loud and harsh
