Muhsin Parson, Brave New World, Chapter 15

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  1. soma
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    At six, when their working day was over, the two Groups assembled in
    the vestibule of the Hospital and were served by the Deputy Sub-Bursar with
    their soma ration.
  2. wamble
    move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
    Bernard stood for a second or two wambling unsteadily on
    legs that seemed to have lost their bones, their tendons, their muscles, to have
    become mere sticks of jelly, and at last not even jelly-water: he tumbled in a
    heap on the floor.
  3. bursary
    the treasury of a public institution or religious order
    A fresh supply of pill-boxes was brought in from the Bursary; a new
    distribution was hastily made and, to the sound of the Voice’s ricuy affectionate,
    baritone valedictions, the twins dispersed, blubbering as though their hearts
    would break.
  4. carapace
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
    The insults bounced off their carapace of thick stupidity; they stared at
    him with a blank expression of dull and sullen resentment in their eyes.
  5. enfolding
    the action of enfolding something
    The words “Throw it all away” pierced through the enfolding layers of incomprehension to the quick of the Delta’s consciousness.
  6. peremptorily
    in an imperative and commanding manner
    “Now,” he said peremptorily, “step forward, please.
  7. beauteous
    (poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight
    “How beauteous mankind is!
  8. ardour
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    His face was flushed, his eyes bright with ardour and indignation.
  9. exultation
    the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
    And with a laugh, actually a laugh of
    exultation, Helmholtz Watson pushed his way through the crowd.
  10. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
    For a moment the khaki mob was silent, petrified, at the spectacle of this wanton
    sacrilege, with amazement and horror.
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