Brave New World, Ch. 7

Elise R.
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  1. precipitous
    extremely steep
  2. daub
    an unskillful painting
  3. ocher
    any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
  4. diadem
    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
  5. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  6. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  7. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  8. incredulity
    doubt about the truth of something
  9. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  10. obsidian
    glass formed by the cooling of lava without crystallization
  11. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  12. tactful
    having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
  13. ophthalmia
    severe conjunctivitis
  14. goitre
    abnormally enlarged thyroid gland
  15. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  16. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  17. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  18. consolation
    the act of giving relief in affliction
  19. multitudinous
    too numerous to be counted
  20. incarnadine
    redden or make pinkish
  21. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  22. squaw
    an American Indian woman
Created on Tue Jul 24 00:00:55 EDT 2012

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