1984 - George Orwell

Aman S.
List of words from George Orwell's well known novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
(Contains even very simple words.)
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  1. babble
    utter meaningless sounds
  2. baulk
    refuse to comply
  3. bluebottle
    an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
  4. catering
    providing food and services
  5. coarse
    rough to the touch
  6. conceive
    have the idea for
  7. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  8. corrugate
    fold into ridges
  9. dwarf
    a person who is markedly small
  10. dwelling
    housing that someone is living in
  11. fitful
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  12. gritty
    composed of or covered with small particles
  13. maze
    complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
  14. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  15. nuzzle
    gently rub or push one's nose or face against something
  16. oblong
    deviating from a shape by being elongated in one direction
  17. plaque
    a tablet that commemorates a person or achievement
  18. province
    the territory in an administrative district of a nation
  19. roam
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  20. rubble
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  21. sagging
    hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
  22. scoop
    the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
  23. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
  24. snoop
    watch, observe, or inquire secretly
  25. straggle
    wander from a direct or straight course
  26. swirl
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  27. tableau
    any dramatic scene
  28. tack
    a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
  29. ulcer
    an inflammatory lesion resulting in decay of tissue
  30. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  31. varicose
    abnormally swollen or knotty
  32. vile
    morally reprehensible
  33. vista
    the visual percept of a region
  34. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  35. straggle
    wander from a direct or straight course
  36. soar
    rise rapidly
  37. etymology
    a history of a word
  38. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
  39. barbed
    having or covered with protective points, spines, or thorns
  40. entangle
    cause to twist together or be caught in a snarled mass
  41. truncheon
    a short stout club used primarily by police officers
    1. A short stick carried by police; a billy club.
    2. A staff carried as a symbol of office or authority; a baton.
    3. Obsolete
    a. A heavy club; a cudgel.
    b. A thick cutting from a plant, as for grafting


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  42. hunk
    a large piece of something without definite shape
  43. crumpled
    of metal e.g.
  44. incautious
    lacking in caution
  45. alcove
    a small recess opening off a large room or garden
  46. peculiarly
    in a manner differing from the usual or expected
  47. frowsy
    messy or unkempt, especially in dress and person
  48. slummy
    (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty
  49. quarter
    one of four equal parts
  50. stricken
    grievously affected especially by disease
  51. nib
    the writing point of a pen
  52. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  53. procure
    get by special effort
  54. furtively
    in a secretive manner
  55. dictate
    a guiding principle
  56. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  57. tremor
    an involuntary vibration, as if from illness or fear
  58. descend
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  59. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  60. bump
    an impact (as from a collision)
  61. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  62. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  63. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  64. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  65. literally
    without exaggeration
  66. blaring
    unpleasantly loud and penetrating
  67. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  68. wallow
    roll around
  69. lifeboat
    a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
  70. burrow
    a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
  71. blue
    of the color intermediate between green and violet
  72. cramp
    a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  73. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  74. cubicle
    small area set off by walls for special use
  75. corridor
    an enclosed passageway
  76. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  77. spanner
    a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
  78. freckled
    relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
  79. swift
    moving very fast
  80. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  81. sash
    a band of material worn around the waist or across the chest
  82. emblem
    special design representing a quality, type, or group
  83. shapeliness
    the quality of having a well-rounded body
  84. bigoted
    blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion
  85. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  86. amateur
    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  87. unorthodox
    breaking with tradition or typical norms
  88. hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  89. hush
    become quiet or still; fall silent
  90. burly
    muscular and heavily built
  91. coarse
    rough to the touch
  92. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  93. snuffbox
    a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
  94. tingling
    a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
  95. bristled
    having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
  96. hiss
    make a sharp, elongated "s" sound
  97. squeak
    make a high-pitched, screeching noise
  98. mingle
    bring or combine together or with something else
  99. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  100. backslider
    someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior
  101. remorseless
    without mercy or pity
  102. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  103. primal
    having existed from the beginning
  104. traitor
    a person who says one thing and does another
  105. defiler
    a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
  106. treachery
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  107. sabotage
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
  108. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  109. hatch
    a movable barrier covering an entrance
  110. diaphragm
    a muscular partition in the chest used in respiration
  111. constrict
    squeeze or push together
  112. aureole
    the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
  113. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  114. senile
    mentally or physically infirm with age
  115. perch
    an elevated place serving as a seat
  116. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  117. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  118. polysyllabic
    having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
  119. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
Created on Sun Dec 09 22:02:45 EST 2012 (updated Thu Jan 10 01:08:42 EST 2013)

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