Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

A person who opposes a majority or official opinion or individuals who disagree.

Well meaning, kind; serving as charitable instead of profit-making.

No emotion, lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Surpassing, better than, superior.

Having or showing perceptive understanding or insight; Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

A law or a rule; a fundamental truth or proposition serving foundation for a belief system.

Considered low or worthless, despicable.

Shameful, disgraceful; deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Done without being planned, organised, or rehearsed; without planning.

(Of a person) easy to control or influence; easy to deal with, docile.

To last for a long time, never ending; occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted.

(Of a person or person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. Alternatively, to express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently; pronounce (something) clearly and distinctly

To reveal, to show itself plainly; display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Misleading excuse; a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.

Unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom. Unruly, restless.

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Animal Farm Vocab

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Term	Definition
Cynical	Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
Dissentient	A person who opposes a majority or official opinion or individuals who disagree.
Enmity	Open hostility, mutual hatred.
Ensconce	Settle comfortably.
Benevolent	Well meaning, kind; serving as charitable instead of profit-making.
Apathy	No emotion, lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Gambol	Frolic, skip, play.
Preeminent	Surpassing, better than, superior.
Acute	Having or showing perceptive understanding or insight; Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
Cryptic	Mysterious, hidden.
Principle	A law or a rule; a fundamental truth or proposition serving foundation for a belief system.
Contemptible	Considered low or worthless, despicable.
Ignominous	Shameful, disgraceful; deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
Impromptu	Done without being planned, organised, or rehearsed; without planning.
Tractable	(Of a person) easy to control or influence; easy to deal with, docile.
Perpetual	To last for a long time, never ending; occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted.
Articulate	(Of a person or person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. Alternatively, to express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently; pronounce (something) clearly and distinctly
Manifest	To reveal, to show itself plainly; display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.
Pretext	Misleading excuse; a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
Restive	Unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom. Unruly, restless.

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