Zahra Mahmood, Brave New World, Chapter 15

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  1. mewl
    cry weakly or softly
    Mewling and puking,” he added, exasperated
    by their bestial stupidity into throwing insults at those he had come to
    save.
  2. wamble
    move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
    Bernard stood for a second or two wambling unsteadily on
    legs that seemed to have lost their bones, their tendons, their muscles, to have
    become mere sticks of jelly, and at last not even jelly-water: he tumbled in a
    heap on the floor.
  3. bursary
    the treasury of a public institution or religious order
    A fresh supply of pill-boxes was brought in from the Bursary; a new
    distribution was hastily made and, to the sound of the Voice’s ricuy affectionate,
    baritone valedictions, the twins dispersed, blubbering as though their hearts
    would break.
  4. stubbly
    having a short growth of beard
    Repeated indefinitely, as though by a train of mirrors, two faces, one
    a hairless and freckled moon haloed in orange, the other a thin, beaked birdmask,
    stubbly with two days’ beard, turned angrily towards him.
  5. carapace
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
    The insults bounced off their carapace of thick stupidity; they stared at
    him with a blank expression of dull and sullen resentment in their eyes.
  6. vestibule
    a large entrance or reception room or area
    At six, when their working day was over, the two Groups assembled in
    the vestibule of the Hospital and were served by the Deputy Sub-Bursar with
    their soma ration.
  7. baritone
    the second lowest adult male singing voice
    A fresh supply of pill-boxes was brought in from the Bursary; a new
    distribution was hastily made and, to the sound of the Voice’s ricuy affectionate,
    baritone valedictions, the twins dispersed, blubbering as though their hearts
    would break.
  8. peremptorily
    in an imperative and commanding manner
    “Now,” he said peremptorily,
    “step forward, please.
  9. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
    For a moment the khaki mob was silent, petrified, at the spectacle of this wanton
    sacrilege, with amazement and horror.
  10. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
    For a moment the khaki mob was silent, petrified, at the spectacle of this wanton
    sacrilege, with amazement and horror.
Created on Sun Sep 04 20:23:03 EDT 2011 (updated Sun Sep 04 21:00:38 EDT 2011)

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