Definitions
This word means "highly attractive and able to arouse desire".
What is alluring?
Define indoctrinate.
What is to teach uncritically?
“If there is hope,” he had written in the diary, “it lies in the proles.” The words kept coming back to him, a statement of a mystical truth and a _______ absurdity.
What is palpable?
How can Winston’s early acts of rebellion—such as keeping a diary, questioning the Party’s control, and exchanging glances with Julia—be described?
What is subtle?
The United States government is divided into separate branches to ensure a balance of power. What are these three called?
Legislative, executive and judicial.
This word means "incapable of being attacked or tampered with."
What is impregnable?
Define petty.
What is of little importance or trivial?
Within three or four minutes he was out of the area which the bomb had affected, and the _______ swarming life of the streets was going on as though nothing had happened.
What is sordid?
The Party does not openly approve of certain behaviors but allows them to exist as a way to keep people distracted and controlled. How does the Party’s approach to these behaviors operate?
What is tactily?
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
What is the mitochondria?
This word means "impossible to disentangle or separate".
What is inextricable?
Define persist.
What is to continue firmly in a course of action?
There was a vast amount of criminality in London, a whole world-within-a-world of thieves, bandits, prostitutes, drug peddlers, and _______ of every description; but since it all happened among the proles themselves, it was of no importance.
What is a racketeer?
In Oceania, people must always be cautious of telescreens, Thought Police, and even their own neighbors to avoid suspicion or punishment. What trait is necessary for survival in this society?
What is wariness?
What is 180 degrees?
This word means to ignore or pay no attention to.
What is disregard?
Define tentative.
What is not certain or fixed; provisional?
They were executed, and their fate was recorded in the Party histories, a warning to _______.
What is posterity?
When a rare item, like saucepans, becomes available in the prole districts, large crowds gather, shouting and demanding their share. What word describes this kind of noisy commotion?
What is clamor?
What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy, producing oxygen as a byproduct?
What is photosynthesis?
This word means a real or imagined wrong that causes resentment.
What is grievance?
Define debauchery.
What is excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure?
A deadly _______ had taken hold of him.
What is lassitude?
During the Two Minutes Hate, the voices of angry citizens shouting at the screen seem to echo and carry through the air, amplifying the intensity of the moment. What word describes this effect?
What is reverberation?
What is the term for a prolonged period of economic decline characterized by high unemployment, falling GDP, and reduced consumer spending?
What is a recession?