1984 Vocab

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sordid

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foul, run-down, repulsive

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tableaux

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any dramatic scene

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urbane

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showing a high degree of refinement

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heresy

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dissent from a theory, opinion, or practice; nonconformity

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compendium

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a publication containing various works; collection, compilation

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clandestine

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conducted with hidden aims or methods

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inexorable

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impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

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saccharine

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excessively sweet or sentimental

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debauchery

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a wild gathering involving drinking and promiscuity

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posterity

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