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Orwell Flashcards

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aberration N

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a departure from the normal course, sym: deviation ant: conformity

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aesthetic ADJ

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designed for beauty, sym: artistic ant: distasteful

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antipathy N

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deep dislike sym: hostility, animosity ant: liking

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archaism N

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something old fashioned sym:antiqueness ant: modernity

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arrant ADJ

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complete, utter

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ascetic ADJ

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very self disciplined. S:austere A: self indulgent

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assiduously ADV

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doing something with great care and perseverance, diligent, A:LAZY

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avaricious ADJ

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having extreme welath, greedy, A: generous

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capricious ADJ

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given to sudden changes in mood; fickle A: consistent

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catechism noun

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a series of fixed questions about christian principles

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coercion noun

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persuasion by force

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debaucheries noun

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excessive indulgence in sensual pleassures

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efface V

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erase A: Create

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egregious ADJ

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shocking, A: concealed, good

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euphemism N

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polite term, indirect way of putting things A:straightforwardness

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Hortatory ADJ

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intending to encourage exhort

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incorporeal A

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having no material existence, intangible, tangible

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indefatigable

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persistent, tireless. a: lazy

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insularity n

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ignorance in other cultures/places/people

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loquacity noun

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talkativeness a: quietness

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mutability N

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changeable

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orthodoxy

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conventional

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palatable A

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good tasting, edible

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palimpsest

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piece of writing in which the original copy does not exist but traces remain

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peroration Noun

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conclusion of a speech

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pertinacity N

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holding firmly to an opinion

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phantasmagoric ADJ

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dreamlike things

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philologist noun

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a person who studies the history of languages/languages in general

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platitude noun

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a saying or cliche

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prosaic adj

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ordinary writing stlye, bland

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stratum noun

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social class

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supersede v

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take place of, supplant

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urbane adj

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suave, sophisticated

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volition noun

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the power of ones will

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wheedling

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coax, persuade, entice

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