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Animal Farm Voc4-6
Animal Farm Vocabulary Words from Chapters 4-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tractable | easily managed or controlled, easy to deal with |
| Irrepressible | cannot be restrained |
| Ignominious | aejective to describe some who is shameful; disgraceful and dishonorable |
| Impromptu | without advance preparation, not done ahead of time |
| Blithe | lighthearted; without concern, carefree, easy going |
| Dynamo | an electrical generator; a forceful, energetic individual |
| Articulate | to express an idea or feeling fluently and coherently |
| Disinterred | to take from a grave or tomb; dug up and discovered |
| Advocate | one who pleads another’s cause; defender |
| Tactics | methods followed to achieve a goal, strategies |
| Sordid | adjective meaning filthy, dirty, and foul |
| Quarry | a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted |
| Arable | land which is suitable or used for growing crops and plowing |
| Intermediary | a negotiator who acts as a link between parties |
| Reconcile | to cause to be friendly or harmonious, settle a difference of opinion |
| Malignity | noun meaning the desire to wish 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 |
| mal | word root which means bad or evil |
| med | word root which means middle |
| inter | word root which means between |
| Compensate | to provide something good as a balance against something bad, to make up for some defect or weakness |
| Contemptible | someone or something worthy of intense hatred, dislike or scorn |