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What does the word 'contrived' mean in the context of the passage?
What does the word 'contrived' mean in the context of the passage?
Which term best defines 'tableaux' as used in the text?
Which term best defines 'tableaux' as used in the text?
What can be inferred about Syme from being described as 'venomously orthodox'?
What can be inferred about Syme from being described as 'venomously orthodox'?
What does 'heretical tendencies' imply in the context of the text?
What does 'heretical tendencies' imply in the context of the text?
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In the passage, what does 'drudge' refer to?
In the passage, what does 'drudge' refer to?
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How would you best describe Syme's demeanor when referred to as a 'pedant'?
How would you best describe Syme's demeanor when referred to as a 'pedant'?
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What does the term 'chastity' refer to?
What does the term 'chastity' refer to?
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How is the term 'bourgeoisie' defined in the text?
How is the term 'bourgeoisie' defined in the text?
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In the text, what does 'vapid' mean?
In the text, what does 'vapid' mean?
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What is the significance of the axiom 'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four' in the text?
What is the significance of the axiom 'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four' in the text?
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What does 'solitude' refer to in the text?
What does 'solitude' refer to in the text?
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How is 'fornication' defined in the text?
How is 'fornication' defined in the text?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Notes
- Vapid: lacking freshness or enthusiasm
- Reverie: a state of abstracted mental contemplation, daydreaming
- Fornication: sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other
- Wince: to make a sudden facial movement, typically to express pain or discomfort
- Chastity: abstaining from sexual intercourse
- Petty: of little importance, trivial
- Invariably: constantly, always
- Posterity: future generations
- Axiom: a self-evident truth, a saying
- Solitude: living or being alone
- Pugnacious: belligerent, warlike
- Bourgeoisie: the middle class, with a negative connotation
- Knell: the sound of a funeral bell
- Contrived: devised, invented
- Tableaux: a picture, as of a scene
- Procure: to get or obtain by care or effort
- Furtive: sly, secretive
- Nebulous: confused, cloudy
- Orthodox: customary or conventional
- Heresy: an unorthodox opinion
- Din: a loud noise
- Drudge: a slave-like worker
- Mutable: changeable
- Myriad: countless, very many
- Zealot: a fanatic, a person who is enthusiastic and dedicated
- Gesticulate: to gesture, make sweeping movements
- Garble: to mix-up, distort, or scramble
- Pedant: one who excessively displays their learning
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Test your knowledge of vocabulary words from the novel '1984' by George Orwell with this quiz. Identify the meanings of words like 'vapid', 'reverie', 'fornication', 'wince', and 'chastity'.
