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1984 Vocab Part 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

contrived

a)

devise, invent

b)

sly

c)

confused, cloudy

d)

countless

2.

tableaux

a)

to have less than

b)

a picture, like from a scene

c)

a Burgundy table

d)

get by care

3.

procure

a)

cure for unknown disease

b)

customary tradition

c)

to get by care

d)

to get rid of

4.

furtive

a)

extremely nice

b)

long standing

c)

changeable

d)

sly

5.

nebulous

a)

confused, cloudy

b)

devious

c)

delicious

d)

crystal clear

6.

orthodox

a)

religiously meeting criteria

b)

a false opinion

c)

get by care

d)

customary, traditional

7.

heresy

a)

deviously planned

b)

a thought against popular opinion

c)

loud noise

d)

lies

8.

din

a)

dim lighting

b)

supper

c)

changeable

d)

loud noise

9.

drudge

a)

overpaid worker

b)

to be dreary

c)

a type of old time dance

d)

slave-like worker

10.

mutable

a)

an unpopular opinion

b)

loud noise

c)

to silence

d)

changeable

11.

myriad

a)

a few

b)

building structure

c)

countless

d)

changeable

12.

zealot

a)

fanatic

b)

gesture

c)

a mix-up

d)

smart

13.

garble

a)

flat, dull

b)

a type of stone

c)

mix-up, distort

d)

to rinse

14.

pedant

a)

someone concerned with minor details

b)

flinch

c)

the action of daydreaming

d)

an uneducated person

15.

reverie

a)

to plan ahead

b)

to be afraid

c)

to flinch

d)

daydream

16.

posterity

a)

future generations

b)

past generations

c)

to be wealthy

d)

deliverance of news

17.

axiom

a)

a known saying

b)

answering

c)

the smallest axe

d)

metaphor

18.

pugnacious

a)

defensive

b)

small in nature

c)

warlike, combative

d)

a saying

19.

bourgeoisie

a)

to be fancy

b)

constant

c)

upper class

d)

middle class

20.

knell

a)

to kneel on the floor

b)

funeral bell

c)

undeniable knot

d)

a small gesture