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Animal Farm Vocabula
vocabulary from animal farm for final test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |