Vocabulary
Animal Farm
Terms borrowed from Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc.
Mrs. Gillmore
Spring 2009
English 11
Utopia vs. Dystopia Thematic Unit
Apathy
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A lack of concern or feeling,
indifference
Synonym: Stoicism
Antonym: Enthusiasm devotion
The man looked upon the turn of
events with apathy.
Benevolence
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Kindness, generosity, charity
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Antonyms: Antagonism, malevolence
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His benevolence was shown when he
set up soup kitchens for the poor.
Collaborate
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To work together
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Antonym: to work alone
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Sometimes singers who have never
worked together will collaborate to
make a new album.
Conciliate
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To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship
Synonyms: Appease, mollify, placate,
propitiate
Antonyms: To estrange
My husband tried conciliate me with a gift of
roses.
Cryptic
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Mysterious, secret
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Synonyms: abstruse, ambiguous, obscure
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Antonyms: clear, revealed
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I did not understand his cryptic message.
Din
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Loud and discordant noises
Synonym:
Antonyms: Euphony
The din in the senate was so great
that I could not hear the speaker.
Enmity
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En muh tee
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Absolute hatred
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Synonym: antagonism, hostility, rancor
Antonyms: love, admiration
I have a lot of enmity for people who
provide illegal drugs to children.
Ensconce
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en SKONS
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To settle comfortably
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Synonym:
Antonyms: to uproot
Before the game started, he ensconced
himself in the easy chair.
Graphic
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Vivid.
Synonym: descriptive
Antonyms: simple, unadorned
I have trouble looking at graphic films
of concentration camps.
Ignominy
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IG nuh min ee
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Disgraceful or dishonorable conduct
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Synonym: disgrace, disrepute, infamy
Antonyms: honor
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Treason is an ignominy.
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Indefatigable
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in deh FAT uh guh ble
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Tireless, incapable of being fatigued.
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Synonym:
Antonyms: easily tired
The indefatigable army moved ahead
steadily over the many days without rest.
Indignation
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Anger as a result of something unjust.
Synonym: fury, ire, rage, wrath
Antonyms: serenity
I have much indignation about the
light sentence given to the drunk
driver.
Malign
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To utter injuriously misleading reports
about.
Synonym: asperse, defame
Antonyms: to extol
Several old gossips in the neighborhood had
maligned the woman.
Maxim
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A saying of proverbial nature; a general
truth or principle; rule of conduct.
Synonym: proverb
Antonyms:
The maxim “a penny saved is a penny
earned” is a favorite with many people.
Preeminence
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Superiority to all others.
Synonym:
Antonyms: inferiority
Receiving a Nobel prize signifies
preeminence in a field.
Reproach
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To blame for something; a disgrace
Synonyms: chasten, chide, rebuke
Antonyms: to praise, accolade
Her conduct was so good that it was
beyond reproach.
Uproarious
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Making great noise (not necessarily
negative)
Synonym: tumultuous
Antonyms: soft, quiet
The Beatles usually played to
uproarious crowds.