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Vocabulary list 9Definitions, Parts of Speech, and Example
Sentences
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Euphony (noun)
DEF: pleasing or sweet sound.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Euphonic, adj.
Euphonically, adv.
EX. SENTENCE: “Any word which was difficult to utter [.
. .] was held to be [. . .] a bad word; occasionally, therefore,
for the sake of euphony, extra letters were inserted into a
word.”
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Ambivalence (Noun)
DEF: Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings, or
uncertainty as to which way to follow.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Ambivalent, adj.
Ambivalently, adv.
EX. SENTENCE: “Other words, again, were ambivalent, having
the connotation of ‘good’ when applied to the Party and ‘bad’
when applied to its enemies.”
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Monotonous (adj)
DEF: Marked by one unchanging sound; unvarying and boring.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Monotonously, adv.
Monotone, noun
EX. SENTENCE: “The use of [short words of two or three
syllables] encouraged a gabbling style of speech, at once staccato
and monotonous.”
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To Supersede (Verb)
DEF: To take the place or position of something else.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
n/a
EX. SENTENCE: “When Oldspeak had been once and for
all superseded, the last link with the past would have been
severed.”
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Orthodox (Adj.)
DEF: Conforming to established ways of thinking.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Orthodoxy, noun.
EX. SENTENCE: The Newspeak word for “orthodox”
would be goodthinkful, meaning adhering to the ideas of
Ingsoc with one’s full mind and heart.
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Amalgam (noun)
DEF: A mixture of different elements
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
n/a
EX. SENTENCES: “The resulting amalgam was always a
noun-verb, and inflected according to the ordinary rules.”
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Euphemism (noun)
DEF: An agreeable or inoffensive expression which substitutes an
expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Euphemistic, adj.
Euphemistically, adv.
EX. SENTENCE: “Collateral damage” is a euphemism for
civilians killed in war.
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Decadence (Noun)
DEF: Moral corruption.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Decadent, adj.
Decadently, adv.
EX. SENTENCE: “The word oldthink [. . .] was
inextricably mixed up with the idea of wickedness and
decadence.”
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Heresy (Noun)
DEF: Deviation from an accepted, dominant theory,
opinion, or practice.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Heretical, Adj.
Heretically, Adv.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE: A heretical thought was any
thought that diverged from the principles of Ingsoc.
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Aberration (noun)
DEF: A deviation from the norm.
RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:
Aberrant, adj.
EX. SENTENCE: For the good student, receiving such a
low score on a quiz was an aberration.