animal farm vocabulary ch 1-4

test :: next tuesday

fix firmly

ensconce

knacker

someone who buys up old horses for slaughter

comrade

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

tyrannies

rule or exercise power over in a cruel and autocratic manner

foreleg

the forelimb of a quadruped

scullery

a small room next to the kitchen for household jobs

hearken

listen; used mostly in the imperative

cynical

believing the worst of human nature and motives

enmity

a state of deep-seated ill-will

benevolent

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

brood (noun)

family of; children

cannibalism

practice of eating one's own kind

cryptic

intended to be mysterious or obscure

gambol

skip about in play

ignominous

shameful; dishonorable

indefatigable

untiring

parasitical

like a parasite; gaining benefits from a host it injures

shirk

to avoid doing something you should do, especially because you are too lazy

obstinate

refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; behavior that shows this

shrewd

having or showing sharp powers of judgment