brave new world chapter 14 vocabulary
embellished
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn
imploring
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat
reproach
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure
balk
to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at)
ordure
dung; manure; excrement
sublime
elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry
imbecile
Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt
undefiled
Originally of morals; sexual sense is attested from mid-15c.
obstinate
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty
incurious
not curious; not inquisitive or observant; inattentive; indifferent
irresolute
not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating
constituents
serving to compose or make up a thing; component