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Animal Farm Vocabulary Words
• common words in Animal Farm by George Orwell
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English
9th Grade
01/05/2008

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Term
comrade
Definition

• companion or friend

• a fellow member of a union, political party, etc... 

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cynical
Definition

• doubting the sincerity and goodness of others

• sneering or sarcastic

 

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benevolent
Definition

• wishing or intending to promote the happiness of others

• kindly, charitable 

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vivacious
Definition
• lively, sprightly, animated, gay
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nimble
Definition

• active and sure-footed, light and quick, agile

•qucik to understand and to reply, clever

 

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cryptic
Definition
• having a hidden meaning, secret, mysterious, puzzling
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indefatigable
Definition
• never getting tired or giving up, tiredless
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shrewd
Definition

• having a sharp mind, showing a keen wit, clever,

• mean, mischivious, bad-tempered

 

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tyranny
Definition

• cruel or unjust use of power

• government position, rule, or term of office of a tyrant or absolute ruler 

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resolution
Definition

• thing decided on, thing determined

• act of resolving or determining 

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prosperity
Definition
• prosperous conditionm good fortune, success
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preliminary
Definition
• a preliminary step, something prepartory, prier to
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unison
Definition
• harmonious combination or union, agreement
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succession
Definition

• group of persons or things coming one after another

• right to succeeding to an office, property, or rank

 

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apathy
Definition

• lack of interest in or desire for activity, indifference

• lack of feeling or emotion 

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lithograph
Definition
• print made by lithography. print, reproduce, etc.
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unalterable
Definition
• that cannot be altered, not changeable, permanant
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