1984 By George Orwell Chapter 1-3

Neal K. (United States of America)
A list of words from the novel 1984 Chapter 1-3
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  1. varicose
    abnormally swollen or knotty
    affected by a condition causing the swelling and tortuous lengthening of veins.
  2. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  3. corrugated
    shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
  4. straggle
    wander from a direct or straight course
  5. ramification
    a consequence, especially one that causes complications
  6. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  7. bigoted
    blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion
  8. physique
    constitution of the human body
  9. dupe
    fool or hoax
  10. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  11. inexorably
    in a manner impervious to change or persuasion
  12. vindictiveness
    a hateful desire for revenge
  13. truncheon
    a short stout club used primarily by police officers
  14. belch
    expel gas from the stomach
  15. voluptuous
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  16. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  17. impedimenta
    the baggage and equipment carried by an army
  18. reek
    give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
  19. imbecile
    a person of subnormal intelligence
  20. spanner
    a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
  21. raspingly
    in a harsh and grating manner
  22. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  23. bough
    any of the larger branches of a tree
  24. singlet
    a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
  25. gyrate
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around an axis
Created on Mon Dec 30 15:15:53 EST 2013 (updated Thu Jan 02 13:20:29 EST 2014)

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