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Amirah Peoples, 1984 Book 2 Chapter 8

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  1. assent
    agree or express agreement
    She
    murmured something that seemed to be assent.
  2. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
    He began asking his
    questions in a low, expressionless voice, as though this were a routine, a sort of
    catechism, most of whose answers were known to him already.
  3. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
    O’Brien’s servant,
    however, had admitted the two of them without demur.
  4. feeble
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
    He went on, conscious that what
    he was saying must sound both feeble and pretentious:
    ’We believe that there is some kind of conspiracy, some kind of secret organization
    working against the Party, and that you are involved in it.
  5. flit
    move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
    For a moment the lids flitted down over his eyes.
  6. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
    His heavy face, bent down so that one could see the line of the
    nose, looked both formidable and intelligent.
  7. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
    Then he pulled the speakwrite towards him and rapped out a
    message in the hybrid jargon of the Ministries:
    ’Items one comma five comma seven approved fullwise stop suggestion contained
    item six doubleplus ridiculous verging crimethink cancel sto
  8. oblige
    force somebody to do something
    We may be obliged to give him a new identity.
  9. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
    He went on, conscious that what
    he was saying must sound both feeble and pretentious:
    ’We believe that there is some kind of conspiracy, some kind of secret organization
    working against the Party, and that you are involved in it.
  10. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
    There was no stratagem that he was not equal
    to, no danger that he could not foresee.
Created on Thu Sep 08 19:50:27 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Sep 08 19:53:00 EDT 2011)

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