Details Title: BNW vocab 1+2 Description: Vocab for weeks I and 2 of Brave New World Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 05/01/2008 20:55:09		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Language - English Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Callow Definition young without experience Term Prodigious Definition very great in an impressive way Term Deferential Definition Respectful treatment Term Posthumous Definition happening/printed after someone's death Term Gratuitous Definition unnecessary or unwanted Term Maudlin Definition talking/behaving in a sad/silly/emotional way Term Surreptitious Definition done secretly or quickly because you don't want to be noticed Term Simian Definition Similar to a monkey Term Atonement Definition something you do to show you are sorry for something you did wrong Term Asceticism Definition belief of living without ans physical pleasures or comfort Term Derisively Definition showing that you think someone or something is silly/stupid Term Solecism Definition mistake in the use of written or spoken language Term Precipitous Definition very sudden Term Innocuous Definition not offensive/harmful/dangerous Term PLaintive Definition describes a high and sad sound (yelp) Term Emphatically Definition expressing an opinion in a strong way for emphasis Term Patronizing Definition someone who talks to you in a way that shows he thinks you are less important Term Eminence Definition quality of being famous or important Term Ignominy Definition event or situation that makes you feel ashamed or embarrassed especially in public Term Intrinsically Definition being part of someone's nature/character