Animal Farm English vocab Flashcards
(20 cards)
Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
Cryptic
Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
Synonyms
disgraceful - infamous - shameful - scandalous
Shameful or dishonorable
Ignominious
The practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
Cannibalism
crafty schemes; plots; intrigues.
Machinations
Persisting
incapable of being tired out; untiring.
Indefatigable
inclined to silence; saying little, reserved
Taciturn
Uprights forming right angles
Perpendicularity
Serious infections caused by a parasite
Coccidiosis
Planned movement
to manipulate or manage with skill or adroitness:
Maneuver
An electrical generator for direct current, or an energetic, forceful person
Dynamo
To intoxicate; drunken
to make drunk; intoxicate.
to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.
Inebriated
a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc
a piece of this or similar material on which a painting is made.
Canvas
To be responsible for the management of an activity or organization
Superintendence
To give someone courage, to harken
Embolden
- the way a person behaves towards others; conduct
Outward behavior
Demeanor
to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
Gambol
Habitually relying on or exploiting others
Parasitical
Bestowing bliss, blessings, or happiness
Beatifically
The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb
Interment
Spite, wishing evil, malicious behavior
Malignity