Haruka Ono Round 2 Flashcards
(31 cards)
totalitarian
A political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and seeks to regulate every aspect of public and private life.
Newspeak
A controlled language created by the totalitarian state in ‘1984’ to limit freedom of thought.
doublethink
The ability to hold two contradictory beliefs at the same time and accept both as true.
prole
Short for proletariat, referring to the working-class citizens in ‘1984’ who are largely ignored by the Party.
memory hole
A mechanism for destroying inconvenient evidence or documents in ‘1984’.
telescreen
A two-way television used by the Party for surveillance and propaganda in ‘1984’.
Ingsoc
The political ideology of the Party in ‘1984’, short for English Socialism.
vaporization
The process of erasing someone from existence, both physically and in social memory.
Oldspeak
The traditional form of the English language, as opposed to Newspeak.
blackwhite
The ability to accept whatever the Party says as truth, regardless of evidence or personal beliefs.
prolefeed
The trivial entertainment and propaganda consumed by the proles.
the Golden Country
A beautiful, natural landscape that symbolizes freedom and hope in ‘1984’.
the Two Minutes Hate
A daily period in which Party members must express hatred for enemies of the state.
unorthodoxy
Thoughts or beliefs that deviate from the accepted norms of the Party.
archaic
old fashioned
mutable
able to change
nebulous
unclear or vague
impediment
blocks or hinders progress
ostensibly
appearing to be true
comrade
a companion of fellow member
obfuscate
to make something unclear on purpose
denouce
to publicaly declare evil towards someone
recitify
to fix or correct something
contrived
manipulation
