Animal Farm Vocab 1-3

lurched

D: make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement
S: stumble
A: steady

scullery

D: a small room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work
S: cookroom
A: bathroom

regarded

D: consider or think of someone in a specific way
S: observed
A: unknown

benevolent

D: well meaning and kind
S: caring
A: cruel

cynical

D: believing that people are motivated by self interest
S: pessimistic
A: hopeful

ensconced

D: establish or settle in a comfortable place
S: guarded
A: exposed

enmity

D: the state of being actively hostile to someone or something
S: alienation
A: friendliness

laborious

D: requiring considerable time and effort
S: strenuous
A: effortless

vivacious

D: attractively lively and animated
S: vibrant
A: boring

capered

D: skip or dance in a lively way
S: frisk
A: walk

expounded

D: present or explain in detail
S: clarify
A: confuse

disciples

D: a follower or student of a teacher or philosopher
S: learner
A: leader

reproached

D: address someone in a disapproving manner
S: rebuke
A: compliment

lowing

D: the making a characteristic deep sound
S: bark
A: be quiet

maltreating

D: treating something cruelly
S: victimize
A: help

gamboled

D: run or jump around playfully
S: prance
A: yield

maxim

D: a short statement expressing a general rule
S: precept
A: lawless

parasitical

D: having the nature of a parasite
S: leechlike
A: self-sufficient

resolutions

D: a firm decision to do or not to do something
S: verdict
A: indecision

obstinate

D: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion
S: headstrong
A: flexible

cryptic

D: having a mysterious meaning
S: incomprehensible
A: obvious

acute

D: experience of a severe intensity
S: intense
A: calm

implements

D: a tool used for a particular purpose
S: appliance
A:

indefatigable

D: a person persisting tirelessly
S: unwavering
A: inactive