Animal Farm Vocab

ensconced

established

falter

hesitate

dissentients

those who rebel (dissent) or oppose

enmity

hatred

preeminent

worthy of respect

vivacious

full of life

apathy

attitude of disinterest

gamboled

skipped, hopped, leaped about

spinney

a thicket, thorny bush

acute

sharp senses, highly aware

parasitical

dependent upon others

shirked

avoided work

obstinate

stubborn

cryptic

difficult to understand

indefatigable

untiring

maxim

a saying, a proverb

ignominious

shameful

posthumously

after death

factions

a party that breaks off from the main group

dynamo

a hard-working machine, or a machine-like person who never stops

proletariat

the working class

canvas

to request support

coccidiosis

parasitic disease

embolden

to instill with courage

malignity

an example of evil behavior

demeanor

outward manner

deputation

a group appointed to represent others

devotees

ardent followers

inebriates

those who are habitually drunk

interment

the act of burial

machinations

scheming actions

disinterred

to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth