Animal Farm Vocabulary

Ensconce

Settle Comfortably

Benevolent

kind

Cynical

tending to disbelieve/suspicious of one's motives

Plait

Braid

Enmity

Mutual hatred or hostility/ill will

Vivacious

Lively in conduct/spirit, sprightly

Apathy

Lack of emotion/inerest, indifference

Accord

Agreement/conformity

Gambol

Frolic/skip/play

Reproach

Rebuke, express disapproval of blameworthy conduct that needs to be amended

Resolution

Something decided on; something determined

Conceive

Imagine/understand the meaning of something

Acute

Sharp/intense

Cryptic

Mysterious/hidden; having an ambiguous meaning

Maxim

A general principle/rule of conduct; a proverbial saying

Perpetual

To last for a long time; never ending

Tractable

Easily managed/controlled; docile

Contemptible

Considered low/worthless ; despicable

Irrepressible

Not able to repress/constrain/control

Impromptu

Done without preparation

Pretext

A false reason for an action; misleading excuse

Manifest

Reveal; to show itself plainly

Innovate

Create, to make changes to

Procure

Obtain through special effort

Eloquence

Forceful/persuasive expresiveness

Articulate

Expressing oneself clearly; easy to hear/understand

Indignation

a feeling/expression of anger because of an unjust/mean action

Countenance

Facial expression

Retribution

Punishment/payback

Thwart

Oppose successfully; foil/stop

Capitulate

Surrender

Attribute

By indicating a cause

Censure

Blame/official disapproval/criticism

Conciliatory

Appeasing/peace-making

Unscathed

Unharmed

Contrive

Bring about by stratagem/scheme

Demeanor

A way a person looks/acts

Morose

Sad/gloomy

Taciturn