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Animal Farm Vocabulary List Ch. 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Ch. 2 1. 2. 3. 4. Ch. 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ch. 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Ch.5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. cynical – tending to disbelieve dissentient – individuals who disagree enmity – mutual hatred or hostility, ill will ensconce – settle comfortably plaited - braided benevolent - kind abolish – to get rid of apathy – no emotion gambol – frolic, skip and play preeminent – surpassing, better than, superior, outstanding tormentors – people who cause great pain or make fun of others acute – mentally alert and awake conceive – to imagine or understand the meaning of something cryptic – mysterious, hidden maxim – a rule principle – a law or a rule contemptible – considered low or worthless, despicable flogging – to beat with a stick ignominious – shameful, disgraceful impromptu – without preparing, irrepressible – not able to keep down, always coming up tractable – easy to deal with, docile

perpetual – to last for a long time, never ending articulate – expressing oneself clearly, easy to hear or understand disinterred – something taken out of a tomb or grave innovate – to create, to make changes to liable - likely manifest – to reveal, to show itself plainly pretext – misleading excuse procure – to get, to obtain publican – a tax collector restive – unruly, restless Ch. 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ch. 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Ch. 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Ch. 9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. arable – fit for cultivation (farming) malignity – great hatred toil – work hard indignation – a feeling or expression of anger because of an unjust or mean action solicitor – in England, a lawyer intermediary – the person who acts as the go-between attribute – part of, belonging to capitulate - surrender categorically - absolutely countenance – facial expression graphically - clearly incited - caused retribution – punishment, payback cower – to crouch or

huddle up in fear, cringe censure – blame, official disapproval, criticism conciliatory – peace-making contrive – to plan machinations – a plot or plan of evil doings rash – hasty, risky skulk - sneak unscathed - unharmed cunning - sly liberal – generous, plenty complicity – partnership in wrongdoing demeanor – a way a person looks or acts superannuated - retired knacker – in England, animal slaughter spontaneous – without planning, spur of the moment Ch. 10 1. morose – sad, gloomy 2. subsist – to stay alive on the barest means, barely stay alive 3. taciturn – quiet, not liking to talk, always quiet