1984 Vocabulary

What does the term "Repudiate" mean?

• To accept or associate with

• To refuse to accept or be associated with

• To increase rapidly in numbers

• To express vehement protest

What is a "Palimpsest"?

• A manuscript or piece of writing material with original writing intact

• A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain

• A manuscript that has been completely erased

• A manuscript that is used for drawing

What does "Gesticulate" mean?

• To use words to express oneself

• To use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words

• To write in a dramatic manner

• To refuse to accept or be associated with

What does "Multifarious" mean?

• Of one type

• Of many and various types

• Of a single type

• Of a specific type

What does "Proletarian" refer to?

• Relating to the bourgeoisie

• Relating to the proletariat; working-class person

• Relating to the aristocracy

• Relating to the monarchy

What does "Protuberant" mean?

• Flat and even

• Protruding; bulging

• Concave and hollow

• Smooth and level

What does "Derisive" mean?

• Expressing admiration

• Expressing contempt or ridicule

• Expressing sympathy

• Expressing indifference

What does "Subsidiary" mean?

• More important than the main part

• Less important than but related or supplementary to something

• Unrelated to the main part

• Equally important as the main part

What does "Fulminating" mean?

• Expressing calm and peace

• Expressing vehement, or extremely angry, protest

• Expressing joy and happiness

• Expressing indifference

What does "Proliferate" mean?

• To decrease in numbers

• To increase rapidly in numbers; multiply

• To remain constant in numbers

• To divide into smaller groups