1984 Vocabulary Words - Week 4

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persiflage

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joking talk or writing

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intimidating

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frightening

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indignation

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anger combined with disapproval

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prodigies

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marvelous examples

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infallible

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free from error

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dystopia

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an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice

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totalitarianism

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a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state

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surveillance

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close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal

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orthodoxy

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authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice

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repression

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the action of subduing someone or something by force