Animal Farm Vocab Words HE1

Abolish

To formally put an end to something; to completely end or do away with something.

Benevolent

Well-meaning; kind; marked by or disposed to doing good

Aloof

Distant, reserved, and not particularly friendly or sociable

Manifest

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind; to make evident or clear by showing or displaying

Manipulate

To control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously

Obstinate

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

Procure

ORbtain something, especially with care or effort

Regime

A government, especially an authoritarian one

Repose

A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility; a place of rest; to lay at restA

Acute

Sharp; felt, perceived, or experienced intensely; characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset

Cryptic

Mysterious; having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning

Indefatigable

Incapable of being tired out; untiring

Maxim

A short statement expressing a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct

Ignominious

Humiliating or degrading; deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; dishonorable

Impromptu

Without preparation; made, done, or formed as if on the spur of the moment