scatological having to do with excrement or excretion.
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.
simian of or like an ape or monkey. Here, used to describe the Epsilon elevator operator.
soma an intoxicating plant juice referred to in Indian religious writings. Here, Huxley's term for a powerful calming and hallucinogenic drug without any serious side effects.
St. Helena a small island in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Africa. It was Napoleon's prison after his defeat by the British. Here, one of the many islands where Mustapha Mond sends people who challenge the World State.
strumpet a prostitute.
surreptitious secret, stealthy.
surrogate a substitute.
thyroxin the active hormone of the thyroid gland.
treble high-pitched or shrill.
turpitude baseness, vileness, depravity. Here used to refer to John's feelings about Lenina.
undulation a swaying motion. Here, describing Linda's sexually provocative entrance into the Fertilizing Room.
usurp to take or assume by force or without right.
