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Animal Farm Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ensconced | established |
| falter | hesitate |
| dissentients | those who rebel or oppose |
| enmity | hatred |
| preeminent | worthy of respect |
| vivacious | full of life |
| apathy | attitude of disinterest |
| gamboled | skipped, hopped, leaped about |
| spinney | a thicket, thorny bush |
| acute | sharp senses, highly aware |
| parasitical | dependent upon others |
| shirked | avoided work |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| cryptic | difficult to understand |
| indefatigable | untiring |
| maxim | a saying, a proverb |
| ignominious | shameful |
| posthumously | after death |
| factions | a party that breaks off from the main group |
| dynamo | a hard-working machine, or a machine-like person who never stops |
| proletariat | the working class |
| canvas | to request support |
| coccidiosis | parasitic disease |
| embolden | to instill with courage |
| malignity | an example of evil behavior |
| demeanor | outward manner |
| deputation | a group appointed to represent others |
| devotees | ardent followers |
| inebriates | those who are habitually drunk |
| interment | the act of burial |
| machinations | scheming actions |
| disinterred | to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth |