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Animal Farm Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty |
| Prolific | present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful |
| Dissentient | one who disagrees |
| Benevolent | well-meaning and kindly |
| Cynical | believing all actions are attributed to selfish motives; pessimistic |
| Plaited | interwoven strands or locks |
| Enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill-will |
| Apathy | lack of feeling, emotion, or interest; indifference |
| Gambol | to skip about in play; frisk |
| Pre-eminent | having paramount rank, dignity or important; outstanding |
| Cryptic | intended to be obscure or mysterious |
| Ignominious | characterized by disgrace or shame; deserving blame or infamy; dishonorable |
| Acute | of a kind to act keenly on the senses |
| Procured | to get possession of or to obtain by particular care or effort |
| Innovation | a new idea, method, or device, also the introduction of something new |
| Articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively |
| Restive | resisting control; marked by restlessness; fidgety |
| Publican | tax collector |
| Malignity | an instance of malignant (evil in nature, influence, or effect) or malicious behavior or nature; ill-will |
| Capitulate | to surrender, often after negotiation of terms |
| Retribution | something given or exacted in compensation; punishment |
| Skulking | moving furtively; sneaking |
| Unscathed | wholly unharmed; not injured |
| Subsist | exist; to have means of maintaining life, esp. to nourish yourself |
| Censured | to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy |
| Contrived | to bring about by stratagem; to make schemes |
| Taciturn | disinclined to talk; reserved; uncommunitive |
| Complicity | the state of being an accomplice; partnership |
| Demeanor | conduct; way of carrying oneself; bearing; behavior |
| Superannuated | to retire and pension because of age or infirmity |
| Inebriate | one that is drunk; a drunkard |
| Morose | having sullen disposition; gloomy |