Animal Farm Vocab: 9th Grade English

Vocab from Animal Farm

give encouragement to

embolden

speak unfavorably about

malign

habitually reserved and uncomunative

taciturn

the way a person behaves towards other people

demeanor

a craft and involved plot to achieve your ends

machination

a dissenting clique

faction

foul and sun-down and repulsive

sordid

freedom from activity

repose

hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire

thwart

surrender under agreed conditions

capitulate

spread or diffuse through

prevade

the appearance conveyed y a person’s face

countenance

make or work out a plan for; devise

contrive

the group following and attending to some important person

retinue

informed about something secret or not generally known

privy

too old to be useful

superannuated

showing a brooding ill humor

morose

avoiding waste

frugal

incapable of being dissolved

insoluble

support oneself

subsist

a saying that is widely accepting on its own merits

maxim

a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason

pretext

having a secret or hidden meaning

cryptic

dig up for reburial or for medical investigation

disinter

carefree ad happy and lighthearted

blithe

avoid one’s assigned duties

shirk

get by special effort

procure

in opposition to an established system or government

subversive

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

apathy

fix firmly

ensconce

the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind

cannibalism

play or run boisterously; have fun

gambol

deserving or bringing disgrance or shame

ignominious

showing sustaned enthusiasm with unflagging vitality

indefatigable

relating to an animal or plant that lives in or on a host

parasitic

vigorous and animated

vivacious

a state of deep-seated ill-will

enmity

add details to clarify an idea

expound

work hard

toil

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

shrewd

a loud, harsh, or strident noise

din

after death

posthumously

marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

obstinate

deserving of scorn or disrespect

contemptible