Animal Farm Vocabulary List
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cynical – tending to disbelieve
dissentient – individuals who disagree
enmity – mutual hatred or hostility, ill will
ensconce – settle comfortably
plaited - braided
benevolent - kind
abolish – to get rid of
Ch. 2
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apathy – no emotion
gambol – frolic, skip and play
preeminent – surpassing, better than, superior, outstanding
tormentors – people who cause great pain or make fun of others
Ch. 3
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acute – mentally alert and awake
conceive – to imagine or understand the meaning of something
cryptic – mysterious, hidden
maxim – a rule
principle – a law or a rule
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contemptible – considered low or worthless, despicable
flogging – to beat with a stick
ignominious – shameful, disgraceful
impromptu – without preparing,
irrepressible – not able to keep down, always coming up
tractable – easy to deal with, docile
perpetual – to last for a long time, never ending
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articulate – expressing oneself clearly, easy to hear or understand
disinterred – something taken out of a tomb or grave
innovate – to create, to make changes to
liable - likely
manifest – to reveal, to show itself plainly
pretext – misleading excuse
procure – to get, to obtain
publican – a tax collector
restive – unruly, restless
Ch. 6
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arable – fit for cultivation (farming)
malignity – great hatred
toil – work hard
indignation – a feeling or expression of anger because of an unjust or mean action
solicitor – in England, a lawyer
intermediary – the person who acts as the go-between
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attribute – part of, belonging to
capitulate - surrender
categorically - absolutely
countenance – facial expression
graphically - clearly
incited - caused
retribution – punishment, payback
cower – to crouch or huddle up in fear, cringe
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censure – blame, official disapproval, criticism
conciliatory – peace-making
contrive – to plan
machinations – a plot or plan of evil doings
rash – hasty, risky
skulk - sneak
unscathed - unharmed
cunning - sly
liberal – generous, plenty
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complicity – partnership in wrongdoing
demeanor – a way a person looks or acts
superannuated - retired
knacker – in England, animal slaughter
spontaneous – without planning, spur of the moment
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inebriate – to make drunk
morose – sad, gloomy
subsist – to stay alive on the barest means, barely stay alive
taciturn – quiet, not liking to talk, always quiet