Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies Vocabulary

Flashcards for vocabulary from Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies

ensconce

fix firmly

knacker

someone who buys up old horses for slaughter

scullery

a small room next to the kitchen for household jobs

clime

the weather in some location, averaged over a period of time

hearken

listen up; used mostly in the imperative

paddock

a pen for horses

plait

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

lurch

move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

boar

an uncastrated male hog

cynical

believing the worst of human nature and motives

enmity

a state of deep-seated ill-will (hatred)

confinement

the period of time when an animal is giving birth and the first hours thereafter

span

the distance or interval between two points

plough

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil

sow

place seeds in or on the ground for future growth/female pig

proffer

a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

apprehension

fearful expectation or anticipation

efflorescence

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

specious

deceptively pleasing

loll

be lazy or idle

swathe

wrap in or as if in strips of cloth

effulgence

the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

enmity

a state of deep-seated ill-will

decorous

characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste

emboss

raise in a relief

strident

unpleasantly loud and harsh

incredulous

not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

furtive

secret and sly

mortification

strong feelings of embarrassment

pallor

an unnatural lack of color in the skin

Impalpable

something ineffable which cannot be touched

jeer

to deride with mocking and insulting remarks or sounds

Diffidently

to have a lack of confidence in one’s ability, worth, or fitness

Brandish

Wave or flourish as a threat or in anger or excitement

crestfallen

Sad, visibly disappointed