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Alessandra Leone
Pd 4A 1/4/16
1984 Part I Vocabulary
Word Part of Speech Definition Mnemonic
Aquiline Adj Hooked, beaked like an eagle
The witch’s nose was aquiline.
Compendium Adj Concise summary, inventory
The magazine is a compendium of pop culture.
Edify Verb To instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually
The painting edified the viewers to new understanding of the world,
Furtive Adj Secretive The cat furtively looked around before snatching the fish.
Lassitude Noun Weariness I sank into my bed in lassitude.
Multifarious Adj Many different parts
The clock gears were multifarious.
Officious Adj Meddlesome, forward
Gladys Kravitz was an officious person.
Pugnacious Adj Quarrelsome Pugs are pugnacious when you steal their food.
Quail Verb To lose courage The chicken quailed at the sight of the butcher.
Queue Noun A line I watched the ducks watch in a queue down the street
Reconnoiter Verb To examine or survey to find information
A spy reconnoitered the rebel hideout.
Sanguine Adj Cheerful, hopeful, reddish
Her sanguine complexion made her seem as if she was always laughing.
Tacit Adj Implied, unspoken He nodded his tacit approval.
Urbane Adj Sophisticated Urban regions have urbane people.