12 Questions
What does the word 'contrived' mean in the context of the passage?
Invented
Which term best defines 'tableaux' as used in the text?
Pictures
What can be inferred about Syme from being described as 'venomously orthodox'?
He is passionately traditional
What does 'heretical tendencies' imply in the context of the text?
Unconventional opinions
In the passage, what does 'drudge' refer to?
Hardworking individual
How would you best describe Syme's demeanor when referred to as a 'pedant'?
Passionate about learning
What does the term 'chastity' refer to?
Abstaining from sex
How is the term 'bourgeoisie' defined in the text?
Middle class with a negative connotation
In the text, what does 'vapid' mean?
Dull and lifeless
What is the significance of the axiom 'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four' in the text?
It emphasizes the truth despite oppression
What does 'solitude' refer to in the text?
Living or being alone
How is 'fornication' defined in the text?
Engaging in sexual intercourse while not married
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
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'.
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