Animal Farm

Question 1

Communism

Answer 1

a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

Question 2

proletariat

Answer 2

workers or working-class people, regarded collectively

Question 3

bourgeoisie

Answer 3

the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attidudes

Question 4

tread

Answer 4

walk in a specified way

Question 5

euphemism

Answer 5

a mild or indirect work or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing

Question 6

mince

Answer 6

cut up or grind into very small pieces

Question 7

hoarse

Answer 7

(of a person’s voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting:

Question 8

vivacious

Answer 8

attractively lively and animated

Question 9

tyranny

Answer 9

cruel and oppressive government or rule

Question 10

stout

Answer 10

somewhat fat or heavy build

Question 11

laborious

Answer 11

requiring considerable effort and time

Question 12

dissident

Answer 12

a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state

Question 13

preeminent

Answer 13

surpassing all others; very distinguished

Question 14

expound

Answer 14

present and explain systematically and in detail

Question 15

spinney

Answer 15

a small area of trees and bushes

Question 16

gambol

Answer 16

run or jump around playfully

Question 17

comrade

Answer 17

a companion who shares one’s activities or is a fellow member of an organization

Question 18

esconce

Answer 18

establish or settle in a comfortable, safe, or secret place

Question 19

superannuated

Answer 19

obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments

Question 20

cryptic

Answer 20

having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

Question 21

maxim

Answer 21

a short, pithy, statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct

Question 22

ignominious

Answer 22

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Question 23

shirk

Answer 23

avoid or neglect (a duty/ responsibility)

Question 24

capitulate

Answer 24

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

Question 25

propaganda

Answer 25

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

Question 26

totalitarianism

Answer 26

a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state

Question 27

egalitarianism

Answer 27

the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities