vocabulary. Anodyne. Bellyfeel. Catechism. Discountenanced. Dissemble

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Anodyne

Definition: Inoffensive, unlikely to inspire disagreement. Alternatively, a numbing agent or painkiller.

Example:It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant.

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Bellyfeel

Definition: A blind acceptance of an idea or concept with an implication of enthusiasm for the concept despite a lack of knowledge about it; unbellyfeel is its antonym.

Example:Consider, for example, such a typical sentence from a ‘Times’ leading article as OLDTHINKERS UNBELLYFEEL INGSOC. The shortest rendering that one could make of this in Oldspeak would be: ‘Those whose ideas were formed before the Revolution cannot have a full emotional understanding of the principles of English Socialism.’ But this is not an adequate translation.

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Catechism

Definition: A simplified guide to the rules and procedures of a religion, often memorized.

Example:He began asking his questions in a low, expressionless voice, as though this were a routine, a sort of catechism, most of whose answers were known to him already.

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Discountenanced

Definition: Made embarrassing or frowned-upon.

Example:‛Mrs’ was a word somewhat discountenanced by the Party—you were supposed to call everyone ‘comrade’—but with some women one used it instinctively.

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Dissemble

Definition: To lie via affecting a false appearance or behavior.

Example:To dissembleyour feelings, to control your face, to do what everyone else was doing, was an instinctive reaction.

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