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Animal Farm Vocabulary 1-8

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  • capered
    (v) skip or dance about in a lively or playful way
  • seasoned
    (adj) made suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content
  • conferred
    (v) grant or bestow (a title, degree, benefit, or right)
  • leagued
    (n) a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose, typically mutual protection or cooperation
  • lamentation
    (n) the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping
  • parasitical
    (adj) resulting from infestation by a parasite
  • acute
    (adj) having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd
  • impromptu
    (adj) done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed
  • dung
    (n) the excrement of animals; manure
  • lurched
    (v) make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.
  • expounded
    (v) present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail
  • gamboled
    (v) run or jump about playfully
  • surmounted
    (v) overcome (a difficulty or obstacle)
  • skulking
    (v) keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive
  • marshal
    (v) arrange or assemble in order
  • laborious
    (adj) requiring considerable effort and time
  • articulate
    (adj) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
  • prophecy
    (n) a prediction
  • ratified
    (v) sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid
  • disinterested
    (adj) having or feeling no interest in something
  • biding
    (v) wait for
  • tactics
    (n) an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end
  • maltreating
    (v) treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence
  • implements
    (n) a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment, especially as used for a particular purpose
  • meddle
    (v) interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern
  • conciliatory
    (adj) intended or likely to placate or pacify.
  • ensconced
    (v) establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
  • cynical
    (adj) believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
  • lowing
    (v) (of a cow) make a characteristic deep sound
  • superintendence
    (n) the management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision
  • reproached
    (v) address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment
  • indignation
    (n) anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
  • retribution
    (n) punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
  • gilded
    (adj) covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint; wealthy
  • capitulated
    (v) cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender
  • sentinels
    (n) a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch
  • ignominious
    (adj) deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
  • malignity
    (n) an instance of malignant or malicious behavior or nature
  • retinue
    (n) a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person
  • grudged
    (v) be resentfully unwilling to give, grant, or allow
  • rations
    (n) a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage
  • countenance
    (n) a person's face or facial expression
  • idle
    (adj) avoiding work; lazy
  • blithely
    (adv) in a way that shows a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
  • pretext
    (n) a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason
  • comtemptible
    (adj.) deserving contempt; despicable
  • benevolent
    (adj) (of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose.
  • sentinels
    (n) a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch
  • decreed
    (v) giving an official order issued by a legal authority
  • lamentation
    (n) the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping
  • retinue
    (n) a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person
  • meddle
    (v) interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern
  • cryptic
    (adj) having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
  • indefatigable
    (adj) of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly
  • conciliatory
    (adj) intended or likely to placate or pacify.
  • scullery
    (n) a small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work.
  • alighted
    (v) (of a bird) descend from the air and settle
  • skulking
    (v) keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive
  • resolutions
    (n) firm decision to do or not to do something
  • pervading
    (v) be present and apparent throughout
  • posthumously
    (adv) after the death of the originator
  • procure
    (v) obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
  • disciple
    (n) a follower or student of a teacher, leader, or philosopher
  • enmity
    (n) the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
  • reposed
    (v) lie down in rest
  • reconciled
    (v) restore friendly relations between
  • vivacious
    (adj.) attractively lively and animated
  • leagued
    (n) a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose, typically mutual protection or cooperation
  • maxim
    (n) a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
  • surmounted
    (v) overcome (a difficulty or obstacle)
  • obstinate
    (adj) stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so
  • regarded
    (v) consider or think of (someone or something) in a specified way.
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