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AF Chpt 4-6 Vocab
Animal Farm Vocabulary for Chapters 4-6
Term | Definition |
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Indefatigable | never getting tired or giving up; tireless |
Propulsion | the action of driving forward or onward |
Tractable | easily managed or controlled; easy to deal with |
Irrepressible | cannot be restrained |
Ignominious | shameful; disgraceful and dishonorable |
Impromptu | without advance preparation |
Blithe | lighthearted; without concern |
Dynamo | an electrical generator |
Advocate | one who pleads without a cause; defender |
Disinterred | to take from a grave or tomb; dug up or discovered |
Sordid | filthy, dirty, and foul |
Articulate | express an idea or feeling fluently or coherently |
Arable | land suitable or used for growing crops and plowing |
Quarry | a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted from |
Intermediary | a negotiator who acts as a link between parties |
Restive | being in a tense state; unable to keep still or silent, becoming increasingly difficult to control due to possible impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom |
Malignity | desiring or wishing pain or injury on others |
Indignant | showing strong displeasure, annoyance, or anger at what is perceived as unfair treatment |
Aloof | remote in manner; not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
Reconcile | to cause to be friendly or harmonious |