Christina Hoang Mrs.

Stayton English II PAP 7 07 September 2012

1984 Vocabulary #1: 1. Abasement (noun) the act of lowering; humiliation SENTENCE: Mrs. Parsons faced the possibility of abasement every day; her children were capable and willing to submit her name to the Thought Police at a moments notice. Abase, abases, abasing, abased (verb) to humiliate SENTENCE: Mrs. Parsons son abases Winston as he stands by helplessly. 2. Abstruse (adjective) hard to understand; complex; profound SENTENCE: The abstruse slogans of the Party are painted on the side of the Ministry of Truth. Abstrusely (adverb) to do so in a complex way SENTENCE: The Parts abstrusely constructed slogans kept the citizens of London in a permanent state of ignorance. Abstruseness (noun) complexness, profoundness SENTENCE: OBriens abstruseness caused Winston to ponder his loyalty. 3. Apathetic (adjective) having or showing little emotion; not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive SENTENCE: Orwell warns his readers that an apathetic approach to citizenship will end in a dystopia. Apathy (noun) absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement; lack of interest SENTENCE: Winston in 1984 showed little apathy and usually pasted on a recommended expression at the appropriate time. Apathetically (adverb) having or showing little emotion SENTENCE: Winston did his job apathetically even while he was altering the events of history itself. 4. Avaricious (adjective) characterized by greed; covetous SENTENCE: The avaricious nature of Winston is displayed when he covets his remaining razors instead of sharing them with his colleagues. Avariciously (adverb) to do with greed SENTENCE: Winston avariciously coveted his razors when his colleagues asked for them, telling them that he had none. Avariciousness (noun) greed

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SENTENCE: The avariciousness of those in Winstons world is displayed when they covet their simple rations, their covetousness induced by a world where many have few. 5. Clandestinely (adjective) characterized by, done in, or execute with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious SENTENCE: Winston clandestinely begins a journal, making efforts to stay undetected by the Thought Police. Clandestine (adjective) to execute in secrecy or concealment SENTENCE: Winstons clandestine meetings with Julia required much eluding and concealment. 6. Corrugated (adjective) shaped into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves SENTENCE: The corrugated nature of the proles displayed their lack of order and civility. Corrugated, corrugating, corrugates (verb) to be shaped into folds or parallel and alternative ridges and grooves SENTENCE: The corrugating of minds in Oceania was done by the government and those who worked for it. 7. Despotism (noun) the exercise of absolute authority; tyranny SENTENCE: Despotism was exercised by the government in Orwells 1984. Despot (noun) king or absolute ruler SENTENCE: The government was the despot in Winstons world. 8. Didactically (adverb) to intend for instruction SENTENCE: The Party didactically spread their propaganda to all those in Oceania. Didactic (adjective) intended for instruction; instructive SENTENCE: The didactic nature of children was taken into account as the government spread its false information. 9. Disseminate (verb) to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse SENTENCE: Winstons and Julias job was to disseminate propaganda, assisting the government in the manipulation of its subject. Dissemination (noun) the scattering or spreading of SENTENCE: The dissemination of reworked information was swift and the information was immediately accepted. Disseminator (noun) those who scatter or spread

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SENTENCE: The disseminator of all the propaganda in Oceania was the Party. Disseminative (adjective) to scatter or spread SENTENCE: The disseminative property of propaganda allowed for it to spread and extended the control of the government. 10. Hedonistic (adjective) pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses SENTENCES: The hedonistic manners of Winston are on display when he bought a prostitute. Hedonistically (adverb) to pursue pleasure and self-gratification wholeheartedly SENTENCES: Winston hedonistically pursued a prostitutes when his loneliness became too much for he himself to bear. Hedonist (noun) a parson whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self gratification SENTENCE: While Winston seeked the company of a prostitute due to his loneliness, he was not a hedonist and did not devote his life to the pursuit of happiness. 11. Impudent (adjective) of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence; shameless or brazenly immodest SENTENCES: Julia is rather impudent in Winstons company, saying what she wishes without thought or care. Impudently (adverb) shamelessly SENTENCE: Julia impudently spoke about her numerous love affair to Winston. Impudence (noun) lack of shame or modesty SENTENCE: The impudence of Julia shocked Winston, but also drew admiration from him. 12. Latent (adjective) present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential; dormant SENTENCE: The latent propaganda of the government was extremely powerful and manipulative, yet the citizens were quite unaware of it. Latency (noun) the potential SENTENCE: The latency of the propaganda in 1984 is exemplified in the Partys slogans. Latently (adverb) to be present but not visible, apparent, or actualized SENTENCE: The propaganda of the Party latently manipulated the citizens of Oceania. 13. Malleable (adjective) capable of being extended or shaped

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SENTENCE: The citizens of Oceania minds were extremely malleable; they were receptive to every piece of propaganda the Party gave them. Malleability (noun) ability of being extended or shaped SENTENCE: The malleability of the citizens in Ocean is exemplified in the ease at which the government could mold them into being model citizens. Malleably (adjective) to extend or be shaped SENTENCE: Julie malleably conformed to become the model citizen of Oceania, directing suspicion away from her. 14. Mutability (adjective) liable or subject to change or altercation; given to changing; fickle or inconsistent SENTENCE: The mutability of the history of Oceania created a past which was entirely fabricated by the government. Mutably (adverb) changing or altered SENTENCE: The mutably changing of Oceanias history caused Winston to doubt his own past and childhood. Mutable (adjective) subject to change or altercation SENTENCE: The history of the Oceania was mutable; events which happened yesterday could be changed and believed in the next. 15. Orthodox (adjective) adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary, or traditional SENTENCE: In Winstons dystopian world, seeking solace in nature and in oneself was not orthodox and could possibly warrant an investigation on the individual. 16. Prodigious (adjective) impressively great in size; enormous; extraordinary; marvelous SENTENCE: The buildings of the ministries were prodigious in size compared to the squalor of their surroundings. Prodigiously (adverb) to be impressive and great in size SENTENCE: The pyramidal structures of the ministries prodigiously towered above the city of London in 1984. 17. Proliferated (proliferated) to increase or spread at a rapid rate; to grow or multiply SENTENCE: The lies and propaganda of the government proliferated so quickly that history could be erased and reworked in a matter of time. 18. Superfluous (adjective) beyond what is required or sufficient; excessive SENTENCE: Julia was superfluous in her zeal to go unsuspected.

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Superfluously (adverb) to be excessive SENTENCE: Julia superfluously worked to go unsuspected; she joined the Junior Anti-Sex League and was picked to work in Pornosec due to her excellent character and infallible mark of good reputation. 19. Translucency (noun) permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible; easily understandable; lucid; clear; transparent SENTENCE: The translucency of the Partys true message behind their propaganda was clouded by the citizens inability or lack of want to think for themselves. 20. Vanquished (verb) to be defeated SENTENCE: The Parsons children have vanquished the power from their parents. Vanquish (verb) to defeat, to overcome; to conquer SENTENCE: Through their propaganda, the Party vanquish the citizens of Oceania without them being aware of it.