1984 Vocabulary Words - Week 4

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atrocity

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extreme wickedness or cruelty

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indignation

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anger combined with disapproval

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persiflage

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joking talk or writing

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consumption

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things that are made to be used up

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diminution

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reduction; decrease

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vigilance

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the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

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dystopia

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an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic

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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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propaganda

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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view

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repression

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the action of subduing someone or something by force