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Animal Farm Vocabula
vocabulary from animal farm for final test
Question | Answer |
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apathy | lack of interest and emotion; unconcern; listless |
benevolent | doing good; kindly |
comrade | friend or close companion |
cynical | believing people are only selfish and insincere |
ecstasy | overpowered by emotion as by joy |
enmity | feelings of enemy; hostility |
pre-eminent | above or excelling others |
reproach | to accuse and blame for a fault so as to ashame |
vivacious | full of life; spirited; lively |
fortnight | a two week period |
indefatigable | cannot be tired out |
irrepressible | impossible to put down or subdue |
cryptic | mysterious, secret |
maxim | a concise rule of conduct |
obstinate | determined to have one's own way; stubborn |
posthumous | continuing after one's death |
shirk | to neglect or evade |
toil | to work hard and continuously |
tractable | easily managed |
din | loud and discordant noises |
ensconced | settled comfortably |
indignation | righteous anger |
ignominy | disgraceful or dishonorable conduct |
laborious | involving much hard work; difficult |
malignity | having an evil influence |
procure | to get; obtain |
repose | to lie at rest |
restive | nervous under restraint; restless |
reverent | feeling of deep respect, love, and awe |
sordid | dirty; filthy; ignoble |
beatifically | showing happiness or delight |
capitulate | to give up |
conciliatory | to win over; to make friendly |
uproarous | making great noise (not necessarily negative) |
machinations | to plot or scheme with evil intent |
nocturnal | active or done at night |
retinue | a group of persons attending a person of importance or rank |
retribution | punishment for evil done |
treachery | betrayal of trust; disloyalty |
vanity | overly proud of oneself |
bon mot | a clever or witty remark |
borne | to bear; to withstand or endure |
falter | to move unsteadily |
filial | due from a son or daughter |
haughty | arrogant; having great pride in oneself |
inebriate | a drunkard or alcoholic |
knacker | person who slaughters animals |
morose | ill-tempered; gloomy |
piebald | covered with patches of two colors |
superannuated | too old for work |
taciturn | almost always silent; not liking to talk |