Unit 1: Speaking the Same Language - The Power of Ideas

Vocabulary terms and definitions related to the study of George Orwell's Animal Farm (Chapter 2) and 'The Power of Ideas' lecture.

To bury

Put or hide under ground.

Outlook

A person's point of view or general attitude to life.

Lifetime

The duration of a person's life.

Duty

A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility.

Clever

Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.

Boar

An uncastrated domestic male pig.

To breed

To keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way.

Fierce

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

Inventive

(of a person) having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally.

Twinkling

(of a person's eyes) sparkling, especially with amusement.

Nimble

Quick and light in movement or action; agile.

Shrill

(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.

Persuasive

Making you want to do or believe a particular thing.

To expound

Present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail.

Animalism

A complete system of thought elaborated by Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer from old Major’s teachings.

Pre-eminent

Outstanding or distinguished within a group.

Elaborate

To explain or develop an idea in detail.

Squealer

A small fat pig with round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements, and a shrill voice who was known as a brilliant talker.

Napoleon

A large, fierce-looking Berkshire boar with a reputation for getting his own way.

Snowball

A vivacious pig, quicker in speech and more inventive than Napoleon, though considered to have less depth of character.