Transcription of 1984: Book II Vocabulary - Duke of Definition
1 1984: book II Vocabulary fatuous foolish, stupid [He] was constantly having to ask for some fatuous remark to be repeated. extricate release; disentangle They could not extricate themselves from the crowd. iniquity wickedness Perhaps the Party was rotten under the surface, its cult of strenuousness and self-denial simply a sham concealing iniquity. incredulity inability to believe All he felt was incredulity and pride. demeanor outward behavior As soon as she woke up her demeanor had changed. cunning sly; deceitful; tricky All you needed was luck and cunning and boldness. rendezvous meeting place There were evenings when they reached their rendezvous and then had to walk past one another without a sign.
2 Dung excrement; poop The air in the was hot and stagnant, and smelt of pigeon dung. effigy representation of a person, There were further angry demonstrations, Goldstein was used to communicate anger burned in effigy. febrile feverish When rowdy proles roamed the streets, the town had a curiously febrile air. pilfer steal If his mother did not stand guard, he pilfered the food. arbitrary random The frontiers between the three super-states are arbitrary. hierarchy power structure; Every new political theory, by whatever name, led back to pecking order hierarchy and regimentation.
3 Austere strict; severe; harsh By the standards of the early 20th century, a member of the Inner party lives an austere life. avaricious greedy They were less avaricious, less tempted by luxury. dissipate gradually disappear The discontents are deliberately turned outwards and dissipated by such devices as the Two Minutes Hate. inimical harmful; unfriendly Inefficient nations were always conquered sooner or later, and the struggle for efficiency was inimical to illusions. paraphernalia equipment The Inner Party depends on Doublethink, Thought Police, continuous warfare, and all the other necessary paraphernalia.
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