Brave New World, Ch. 10

Elise R.
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  1. languish
    become feeble
  2. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
  3. aeon
    the longest division of geological time
  4. dynamo
    a coil that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet
  5. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  6. severity
    excessive sternness
  7. eminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
  8. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  9. unorthodox
    breaking with tradition or typical norms
  10. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  11. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
  12. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  13. heretic
    a person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma
  14. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  15. conspirator
    a member of a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  16. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  17. majestic
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  18. coquettishly
    in a flirtatious manner
  19. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  20. petrify
    change into stone
  21. titter
    laugh nervously
  22. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  23. loathsome
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  24. obliquity
    the quality of being deliberately vague or deceptive
  25. scatological
    dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
Created on Wed Aug 08 12:28:40 EDT 2012

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