Animal Farm Vocab

Cynical

believing that people are generally selfish and dishonest

Dissentient

to withhold assent or approval

Enmity

positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will

Ensconce

shelter, conceal

Plaited

to interweave the strands or locks of: braid

Preeminent

having paramount rank, dignity, or importance

Acute

characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset

Principle

a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption

contemptible

strong feeling of dislike, disrespect, or disdain for someone or something

Flogging

to beat with or as if with a rod or whip

ignominious

humiliating, degrading

irrepressible

impossible to repress, restrain, Or control

Tractable

easily managed, controlled, or persuaded

Articulate

expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively

Disinterred

to bring back into awareness or prominence

Liable

subject to appropriation or attachment

Manifest

readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight

Pretext

a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs

Procure

To get poesion of

Restive

stubbornly resisting control

Publican

the licensee of a public house

Arable

fit for or used for the growing of crops

Malignity

an instance of malignant or malicious behavior or nature

Indignation

anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Intermediary

Middle

Solicitor

ask, request, or plead for something from someone

Attribute

quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something

Capitulate

surrender often after negotiation of terms

Categorically

without qualification or reservation: absolutely

countenance

Calm expression

Graphically

of or relating to the pictorial arts

Incited

to move (someone) to action : urge on

Retribution

something given or exacted in recompense

Censure

a judgment involving condemnation

Conciliatory

intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility: tending or intended to conciliate

Contrive

form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner

Machinations

scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to

Liberal

inclined to be open to ideas and ways of behaving that are not conventional or traditional

Rash

large number of instances in a short period