Brave New World Vocab

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apertures

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openings

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ascetism

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the condition or practice of self-denial

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carapace

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a bony shield or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle

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carping

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characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding

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decant

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to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment

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deferential

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showing respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or will of another

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demi-john

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a large bottle having a short, narrow neck, and usually being encased in wickerwork

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deprecating

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condemning, belittling

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discarnate

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without a physical body

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evocation

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an act of calling forth

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flaccid

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soft and limp

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floridly

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rosily; flowerily; excessively

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fulminate

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to explode; to issue denunciations against

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furtive

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done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed

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heinous

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hateful; abominable

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hypnopaedia

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sleep learning

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ignominy

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disgrace; dishonor

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imperiously

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domineeringly in a haughty manner

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inculcate

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to cause (something) to be learned (by someone) by repeating it again and again

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inexorably

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unyieldingly

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innocuous

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harmless

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intrinsically

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belonging to a thing by its very nature

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largess

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generous bestowal of gifts

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magnanimity

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the quality of being generous in forgiving an insult or injury, free from resentfulness or vindictiveness; nobility

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maudlin

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tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

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mollified

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appeased

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moribund

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in a dying/stagnant state

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neurasthenia

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a psychological disorder marked especially by easy fatigability and often by lack of motivation, and feelings of inadequacy

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obsidian

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a dark natural glass that forms when lava cools

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officiously

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used to describe an annoying person who tries to tell other people what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed

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paradoxically

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self-contradictorily

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plangently

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resounding loudly, as with a bell

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pneumatic

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of or relating to air, gases, or wind

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prodigious

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amazing or wonderful; very impressive

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ruminating

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to chew over and over; to meditate or ponder

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satiety

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the state of being satisfied

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scatological

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relating to the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity, especially in literature

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sedulously

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diligently

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sententiously

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self-righteously; given to excessive moralizing

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sibilant

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hissing; characterized by s sound

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solecism

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any breach of grammar, good manners, or etiquette

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solicitously

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anxiously; showing concern or care for someone’s health, happiness, etc.

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suffuse

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to overspread with as with a liquid, color, etc.

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superfluous

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excessive

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surreptitious

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done in a secret way

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surrogate

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a person appointed to act for another

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truculently

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fiercely; cruelly; savagely brutal

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venerable

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commanding respect

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vindictively

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vengefully

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viviparous

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bringing forth living young rather than eggs, as with most mammals