chary careful or cautious; not given freely.
platitude a commonplace or trite remark.
paroxysm a sudden attack or spasm.
abjection a state of misery and degradation.
scullion a servant doing the rough dirty work in a kitchen. Here, Mustapha Mond uses the word humorously to describe his lowly position early in his career.
Falkland Islands a small group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of South America. Here, the place of Bernard’s and Helmholtz’s banishment.
