Animal Farm Vocab

Question 1

Ensconce

Answer 1

Settle in comfortably

Question 2

Benevolent

Answer 2

Showing kindness or goodwill

Question 3

Laborious

Answer 3

Requiring much effort

Question 4

Falter

Answer 4

Become unsure or hesitant

Question 5

Enmity

Answer 5

Hatred between enemies

Question 6

Vivacious

Answer 6

Lively

Question 7

Gambol

Answer 7

To leap or skip around playfully

Question 8

Cryptic

Answer 8

Having a hidden meaning

Question 9

Indefatigable

Answer 9

Never showing signs of getting tired

Question 10

Maxim

Answer 10

A wise saying

Question 11

Ignominious

Answer 11

Involving total loss of dignity and respect

Question 12

Tumult

Answer 12

A violent noisy commotion

Question 13

Posthumously

Answer 13

Occurring after someone’s death

Question 14

Blithely

Answer 14

Happy, cheerful, and carefree

Question 15

Sordid

Answer 15

Wretched, foul

Question 16

Intermediary

Answer 16

Somone who carries messages between people

Question 17

Indignation

Answer 17

Anger caused by something seeming unfair or unreasonable

Question 18

Capitulate

Answer 18

To surrender, especially under agreed conditions

Question 19

Abolish

Answer 19

To put an end to something such as law

Question 20

Skulk

Answer 20

To hide, especially in order to do something sinister

Question 21

Machination

Answer 21

The devising of secret or complicated plans and schemes

Question 22

Conciliatory

Answer 22

Trying t end an argument and make people feel less angry.

Question 23

Lamentation

Answer 23

To express grief or feel sorry about something

Question 24

Contemptuous

Answer 24

Feeling or expressing a strong dislike towards someone or something

Question 25

Taciturn

Answer 25

Habitually uncommunicative or quiet in speech or manner

Question 26

Contend

Answer 26

To fight with, struggle against, or deal with someone or something

Question 27

Seclusion

Answer 27

A place of hiding

Question 28

Incite

Answer 28

To cause to riot

Question 29

Apathy

Answer 29

Lack or interest or emotions

Question 30

Obstinate

Answer 30

Stubborn

Question 31

Frugal

Answer 31

Not wasteful, economical

Question 32

Aloof

Answer 32

Reserved, indifferent, disinterested

Question 33

Pretext

Answer 33

Something put forward to conceal a true purpose

Question 34

Eminent

Answer 34

High in rank and reputation, distinguished

Question 35

Tyrant

Answer 35

An oppressive ruler