Brave New World Vocabulary

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decant

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(v) pour out

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promptly

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(adv) with little or no delay

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waggishly

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(adv) in witty or joking manner

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curtly

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(adv) in a short, abrupt or discourteous manner

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apoplexy

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(n) sudden loss of consciousness as if by stroke; shock or silence in response to an event

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luminous

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(adj) softly bright or radiant

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crumple

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(v) to gather something to small wrinkles or folds

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illuminate

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(v) make lighter or brighter

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caste

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(n) (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

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gratuitous

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(adj) unnecessary and unwarranted

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insinuate

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(v) to suggest

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indefatigably

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(adv) with unceasing energy

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sibilant

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(adj) characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of a (s) or (sh)

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imperative

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(adj) requiring immediate attention or action

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shutter

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(n) a hinged blind for a window

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inoculate

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(v) vaccinate against a virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

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asafoetida

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(n) the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic

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rudimentary

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(adj) being in the earliest stages of development; basic

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sentimentally

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(adv) affectedly or extravagantly emotional, resulting from or colored by emotion rather than reason or realism

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surreptitious

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(adj) marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

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bunk

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(n) nonsense, ridiculous

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derision

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(n) the act of treating with contempt

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shudder

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(v) tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

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intravenous

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(adj) within or by means of a vein

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inscrutable

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(adj) of an obscure nature

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appalling

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(v) causing dismay or horror

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perversion

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(n) the action of turning something to a wrong use

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truculently

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(adv) in a defiantly spoiled manner

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solitude

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(n) a state of social isolation

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conventionality

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(n) conformity with thoughts and behaviors accepted within the society

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sane

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(adj) mentally healthy; free from mental disorder

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coax

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(v) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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insurmountable

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(adj) not capable of being overcome

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anthrax

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(n) a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people

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imminence

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(n) the state of being imminent and liable to happens oon

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prone

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(adj) having a tendency toward some behavior

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supine

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(adj) lying face upward

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benevolent

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(adj) showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

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equilibrium

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(n) a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

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transfigure

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(v) change completely the nature or appearance of

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replenish

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(v) fill something that had previously been emptied

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squeamish

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(adj) excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

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profoundly

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(adv) to a great depth psychologically

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patronizingly

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(adv) with condescension; in a patronizing manner

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venture

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(n) any undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

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profane

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(adj) grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

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detestable

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(adj) unequivocally detestable

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modesty

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(n) formality and propriety of manner

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vault

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(n) an underground chamber, as a cellar or a division of a cellar

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conspicuous

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(adj) obvious to the eye or mind

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perpetually

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(adv) everlastingly; for all time

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synchronized

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(adj) operating in unison

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distraught

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(adj) deeply agitated especially from emotion

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abject

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(adj) utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched

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agitate

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(v) more or cause to move back and forth

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subversive

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(adj) in opposition to a civil authority or government

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assailant

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(n) someone who attack

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unswerving

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(adj) going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside

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optimum

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(adj) most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied

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lavish

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(adj) very generous