Animal Farm Vocab 1

Question 1

Tractable

Answer 1

easily managed

Question 2

grudging

Answer 2

petty or reluctant in giving or spending

Question 3

unscathed

Answer 3

not injured

Question 4

posthumous

Answer 4

after death

Question 5

poultice

Answer 5

a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of metal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation

Question 6

impending

Answer 6

close in time

Question 7

incite

Answer 7

to provoke a strong reaction

Question 8

implements

Answer 8

tools used to effect an end

Question 9

complicity

Answer 9

guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

Question 10

dregs

Answer 10

sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

Question 11

taciturn

Answer 11

habitually reserved and uncommunicative

Question 12

restive

Answer 12

anxious

Question 13

shulk

Answer 13

to creep about in a secretive manner

Question 14

accord

Answer 14

agreement

Question 15

machination

Answer 15

evil plot

Question 16

morose

Answer 16

miserable

Question 17

subversive

Answer 17

in opposition to the government

Question 18

vivacious

Answer 18

enthusiastic

Question 19

impromptu

Answer 19

with little or no preparation

Question 20

pretext

Answer 20

excuse

Question 21

compensated

Answer 21

to give a benefit to make up for a loss

Question 22

confer

Answer 22

to present

Question 23

arable

Answer 23

fertile fields

Question 24

menacing

Answer 24

threatening

Question 25

irrepressible

Answer 25

impossible to stop or control

Question 26

wean

Answer 26

gradually deprive someone of something until they don’t need it

Question 27

gruff

Answer 27

to forbid

Question 28

reverent

Answer 28

respect

Question 29

expel

Answer 29

eliminate

Question 30

inscribe

Answer 30

to carve or cut

Question 31

ration

Answer 31

a fixed proportion that is allotted

Question 32

enscone

Answer 32

establish

Question 33

knoll

Answer 33

a small natural hill

Question 34

quarry

Answer 34

mine

Question 35

chaff

Answer 35

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

Question 36

gambol

Answer 36

play loudly/energetic

Question 37

windfall

Answer 37

a sudden happening that brings good fortune

Question 38

superannuated

Answer 38

too told to be useful; retired

Question 39

cryptic

Answer 39

having a secret meaning

Question 40

maxim

Answer 40

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

Question 41

utilize

Answer 41

to put in use

Question 42

piebald

Answer 42

having sections or patches colored differently

Question 43

spring

Answer 43

originate

Question 44

resolution

Answer 44

determination

Question 45

ignominious

Answer 45

bringing disgrace or shame

Question 46

disinter

Answer 46

dig up for reburial or investigation

Question 47

collaborate

Answer 47

work together

Question 48

tureen

Answer 48

large deep serving dish with a cover for serving soups and stews

Question 49

laborious

Answer 49

exhaustion from physical effort

Question 50

shirk

Answer 50

avoid

Question 51

toil

Answer 51

work hard

Question 52

decreed

Answer 52

to make a legally binding command

Question 53

slag

Answer 53

waste formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

Question 54

procure

Answer 54

to get by special effort

Question 55

clime

Answer 55

weather

Question 56

capitulate

Answer 56

surrender under agreed conditions

Question 57

mincing

Answer 57

affected dainty or behaving obviously refined

Question 58

uproarious

Answer 58

uncontrollably noisy

Question 59

indefatigable

Answer 59

enthusiasm; never tired

Question 60

unison

Answer 60

as one

Question 61

conciliatory

Answer 61

appeasing

Question 62

pervade

Answer 62

permeate

Question 63

conjure

Answer 63

summon into action or bring into existence by magic

Question 64

filial

Answer 64

respecting your elders

Question 65

cower

Answer 65

crouch as if in fear

Question 66

stupefy

Answer 66

to shock into confusion

Question 67

retinue

Answer 67

the group following and attending to some important person

Question 68

plait

Answer 68

to braid or twist the hair

Question 69

disperse

Answer 69

move away from each other

Question 70

retribution

Answer 70

punishment

Question 71

prod

Answer 71

to push against

Question 72

speculate

Answer 72

reflect deeply on a subject and guess at outcomes

Question 73

faction

Answer 73

a group aligned in interest or belief

Question 74

apathy

Answer 74

an absence of emotion

Question 75

dishearten

Answer 75

discourage

Question 76

rally

Answer 76

to bring together or unite

Question 77

distill

Answer 77

to make an alcoholic beverage

Question 78

canvass

Answer 78

get the opinions of people by asking questions

Question 79

repose

Answer 79

rest

Question 80

expound

Answer 80

clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way

Question 81

stratagem

Answer 81

an elaborate scheme made to device or evade

Question 82

preeminent

Answer 82

successful

Question 83

seldom

Answer 83

not often

Question 84

denounce

Answer 84

speak out against

Question 85

contrive

Answer 85

scheme; make or work out a plan with careful thought

Question 86

wistful

Answer 86

longing; reflective

Question 87

despair

Answer 87

a state in which all hope is lost

Question 88

sordid

Answer 88

foul and run down

Question 89

advocate

Answer 89

to plead for a cause or idea