Vocab 0f 1984 2-3 Flashcards by Natalie Speckens

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abject

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showing humiliation or submissiveness

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articulate

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characterized by clear expressive language

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cynicism

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a pessimistic feeling of distrust

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diminution

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the act of decreasing or reducing something

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disconcerting

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causing an emotional disturbance

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disseminate

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cause to become widely known

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execrate

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curse or declare to be evil or anathema

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fleeting

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lasting for a markedly brief time

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gratuitous

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unnecessary and unwarranted

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impudent

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marked by casual disrespect

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incredulity

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doubt about the truth of something

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infallibility

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the quality of never making an error

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inviolate

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safe from harm or desecration

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malleable

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capable of being shaped or bent

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obeisance

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bending the head or body in reverence or submission

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Penitent

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feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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pretext

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a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason

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prevaricate

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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

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prosaically

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in a matter-of-fact manner

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sanctimonious

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excessively or hypocritically pious

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seditious

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arousing to action or rebellion

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spurious

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plausible but false

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surly

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unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation

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vilify

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spread negative information about

virtuosity

great technical skill, fluency, or style

wayward

resistant to guidance or discipline