Training someone to accept beliefs without question
Indoctrination
Giving in or being overcome by a stronger force
Succumb
An easier or milder way of saying something harsh
Euphemism
Harsh, unfair treatment or control
Oppression
Inspiring fear or respect because of size, strength, or difficulty
Formidable
To eliminate or completely do away with
Abolish
Language created to limit free thought and expression (from 1984)
Newspeak
. Using humor or irony to criticize society
Satire
. A government with absolute centralized control
Totalitarian
Official monitoring and close observation
Surveillance
A brutal or wicked act
Atrocity
Loyalty to traditional beliefs or practices
Orthodoxy
A set of ideas or beliefs that guide a group
Ideology
Emotional longing for the past
Nostalgia
The act of forcefully removing or cleansing
Purge
When two contrasting things are placed side by side for effect
Juxtaposition
Being pressured to behave or think like the majority
Conformity
A shocking contradiction that seems impossible but is true
Paradox
Systematic spreading of biased information to influence opinion
Propaganda
Challenging accepted beliefs; going against tradition
Heresy