Anything but the Truth
Winston uses this hole in the wall to burn old documents and destroy evidence.
Memory Hole
This metal plaque is in every room; it watches you, listens to you, and cannot be turned off.
Telescreen
The Party is shrinking the dictionary to create this official language, making it impossible to have rebellious thoughts.
Newspeak
Every day, Party members scream at a screen for 120 seconds to show their anger at the enemy.
Two Minutes Hate
Winston buys this blank book to write down his secret thoughts, even though it could get him killed.
Diary
This is the trashy entertainment (sports, songs, and fake news) that the Party makes to keep the poor people distracted.
Prolefeed
The Party trains these children to spy on their parents and report them to the police.
Junior Spies
The three slogans on the white pyramid are "Freedom is Slavery," "Ignorance is Strength," and this one.
War Is Peace
He is the "Enemy of the People" and the supposed leader of the rebellion, often shown on screen to scare people.
Emmanuel Goldstein
Winston buys this glass object because it is beautiful and belongs to a time before the Party.
Coral Paperweight
If the government kills you and deletes your name from every piece of paper so you never existed, you become this.
Unperson (or Vaporized)
If you look angry or sad when the news is playing, you can be arrested for this crime.
Facecrime
This is the ability to believe two opposite things at the same time, it's kinda like knowing a lie is actually true.
Doublethink
The whole city gets ready for this giant, week-long festival to celebrate the war and anger.
Hate Week
He is the old man who runs the antique shop and rents the room to Winston.
Mr. Charrington
Winston invents this fake war hero completely from scratch to hide the fact that he deleted a real person from the news.
Comrade Oglivy
This scary group of secret police doesn't catch regular criminals; they catch people who think the wrong things.
Thought Police
This is the Newspeak name for "English Socialism," the political system that rules Oceania.
Ingsoc
At the start of the book, Oceania is at war with this super-country.
Eurasia
When Winston visits O'Brien in Chapter 8, he is shocked to drink this fancy liquid usually reserved for the Inner Party.
Wine
Winston’s job is to rewrite old issues of this specific newspaper to make Big Brother look good.
The Times
The Police Patrols use these flying vehicles to snoop into people's windows.
Helicopters
This word describes someone who quacks out correct opinions like a machine without actually thinking.
Duckspeak
This is the name of the secret underground rebellion that is plotting to overthrow Big Brother.
Brotherhood
Winston once held this piece of paper that proved three men (Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford) were innocent.
The Photograph