1984

Jessica W.
Vocabulary pulled from George Orwell's novel, 1984.
16 words 22 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. varicose
    abnormally swollen or knotty
  2. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  3. etymology
    a history of a word
  4. frowsy
    messy or unkempt, especially in dress and person
  5. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  6. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  7. aureole
    an indication of radiant light around the head of a saint
  8. polysyllabic
    having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
  9. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  10. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  11. truncheon
    a short stout club used primarily by police officers
  12. pneumatic
    relating to or using air or a similar gas
  13. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  14. multifarious
    having many aspects
  15. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  16. pannikin
    a small pan or cup (usually of tin)
Created on Tue Aug 28 18:42:19 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Aug 29 18:49:14 EDT 2012)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.