Animal Farm Vocabulary

Question 1

adversary, n.

Answer 1

Enemy, competitor, or opponent.

Ex: Stalin’s adversary was Trotsky

Question 2

allegory, n

Answer 2

Using symbols to represent a concept or event. The whole text is a symbol for something deeper.

Ex: Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution.

Question 3

benevolent, adj.

Answer 3

well-meaning and kind

Question 4

charismatic, adj.

Answer 4

Possessing an extraordinary ability to attract or charm; inspiring devotion from followers.

Question 5

complicit, adj.

Answer 5

involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing; to help someone commit a crime.

Question 6

connotation, n.

Answer 6

the social, cultural, and emotional associations words have, beyond the dictionary definition (denotation)

Question 7

dict (root)

Answer 7

to say or speak.

Question 8

dictator, n.

Answer 8

A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has taken control by force.

Question 9

dissident, n.

Answer 9

A person who publicly opposes and criticizes their government.

Question 10

dramatic irony

Answer 10

literary technique where the author provides information to the reader that the characters are unaware of evoking humor, suspense or irony.

AKA: When the reader knows something the characters don’t.

Question 11

juxtaposition, n.

Answer 11

The placement of two things (ideas, events) next to one another to emphasize the difference between them.

Question 12

laborious, adj.

Answer 12

difficult; requiring significant physical energy and work

Question 13

manipulate, v.

Answer 13

to control or influence a person/situation, usually in a way that is unfair.

Question 14

morose, adj.

Answer 14

glum, moody

Question 15

taciturn, adj.

Answer 15

a person who is “reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.”

Question 16

perception, n.

Answer 16

A way of seeing, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression.

Question 17

propaganda, n.

Answer 17

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

Question 18

satire, n.

Answer 18

Using humor to point out a weakness in society.

Question 19

shrewd, adj.

Answer 19

clever; able to use knowledge to again advantage in a situation

Question 20

toil, n.

Answer 20

hard work

Question 21

toil, v.

Answer 21

work hard

Question 22

tone, n.

Answer 22

an author/speaker’s attitude toward a topic or an audience, which is often conveyed through word choice and/or literary devices

Question 23

treacherous, adj.

Answer 23

guilty of betraying or deceiving; disloyal.

Question 24

tyrannical, adj.

Answer 24

Using power in a cruel, oppressive way.

Question 25

tyranny, n.

Answer 25

Cruel and oppressive government or rule.

Question 26

verbal irony, n.

Answer 26

Saying the opposite of what you mean.

Note: Often, but NOT always sarcasm.

Question 27

theme, n.

Answer 27

the author’s message in the text about the way the world works or what it means to be human.

It’s the topic/concept/idea + what author wants readers to learn