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Animal Farm Vocab

TermDefinition
Sordid morally ignoble or base; vile.
Disinterred to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth. to bring from obscurity into view:
Tyranny arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
Intermediary an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
Expounded to set forth or state in detail.
Infanticide the act of killing an infant.
Unalterable not capable of being altered, changed, or modified.
Skulking to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason.
Machinations to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose.
Obstinate firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
Dejectedly depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited.
Tractable easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding.
Frugally economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful.
Factions a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like. party strife and intrigue; dissension.
Eloquence the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.
Parasitical of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
Spinney a small wood or thicket.
Scullery a small room or section of a pantry in which food is cleaned, trimmed, and cut into cooking portions before being sent to the kitchen.
Enmity a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
Grudging displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness.
Cryptic mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous.
Irrepressible incapable of being repressed or restrained; uncontrollable.
Ignominious disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
Manifestly readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain
Laborious requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance.
Arable capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage.
Malignity the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.
Stupefied to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor. to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
Categorically without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional.
Fortnight the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks.
Superannuated retired because of age or infirmity (too old to work).
Complicity the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing.
Knacker an old, sick, or useless farm animal, especially a horse.
Filial of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter.
Created by: naiha
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