Mr. Scott's Vocabulary and Terms: Orwell's Animal Farm
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apparatchik | Russian for "person of the apparatus"; full-time Communist party functionary. A member of the Communist apparat, an official blindly devoted to superiors or to the organization. |
| Trotsky | A brilliant strategist who served as commander of the victorious Reds in the civil war and Lenin's advisor until Lenin's death. He was very persuasive and had charisma; he was very good at propaganda. He fought Stalin for the head job after Lenin's death in 1924, but lost. |
| Stalin | Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953). |
| ostensibly | Apparently. Represented or appearing as such; meant to be real; seemingly. |
| gullibility | Tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived. Credulity. |
| succumb | To consent reluctantly. To give way to superior force; to yield. |
| romantic | Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic. |
| communism | A form of socialism that abolishes private ownership. A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. |
| Soviet | One of the local representative councils formed in Russia after the downfall of Czar Nicholas II. Council of workers and soldiers set up by Russian revolutionaries in 1917. Of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people. |
| Voltaire | French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment, often attacking injustice and intolerance (1694-1778). |
| Candide | A novel written by Voltaire. A satire attacking war, religious persecution, and what he considered unwarranted optimism about the human condition. He thought human society should be improved, but was uncertain how that should happen (pessimistic undercurrent of the Enlightenment). |
| tract | A brief treatise on a subject of interest. A pamphlet, often expressing religious or political ideas, that seeks to persuade. |
| satire | A form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly. |
| folly | Foolish or senseless behavior. An absurdity. |
| Utopia | A book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island. An ideal place, state, or society. |
| allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions or symbols. A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. |
| fable | A short moral story, often with animal characters in the manner of Aesop. A short tale that teaches a lesson. |
| cynicism | An attitude of jaded negativity; a distrust of others' motives. Strategy in which a person believes in nothing and is therefore immune to the disappointment that comes from being committed to something that is shown to be false. |
| deluded | To have been persuaded by somebody to believe something that is untrue or unreal, false. Deceived or misled. |
| gild | To cover with a thin layer of gold. To make something seem more valuable or attractive then it actually is. |
| trappings | The outward decorations; ornaments. The dress, accessories, insignia, and other outward signs associated with an office, position, or status. |
| democratic socialism | Political system in which the government takes over the means of production peacefully; people retain basic human rights and partial control over economic planning. A hybrid economic system in which capitalism is mixed with state ownership. |
| socialism | A theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole. ,An economic system in which government owns some factors of production and participates in answering economic questions. It offers some security and benefits to those who are less fortunate, homeless, or under-employed. |
| constabulary | A body of constables of a district or city. A police force. |
| imperialism | A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries. A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically. |
| vincible | Capable of being conquered or overcome; opposite of invincible. Vulnerable. |
| police state | A country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police). A society that totally manages all aspects of social life by the use of state force and power. |
| beneficiary | One who benefits or gains an advantage from something. Someone who recieves the benefits of an inheritance or insurance policy. |
| idealize | To think of someone or something as perfect, ideal, archetypal. |
| hospitable | Favorable to life and growth. Welcoming; friendly. |
| swinish | Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. Resembling pigs. |
| heretical | Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards. Unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma. |
| cautionary | Offering or serving as a warning. |
| denounce | To speak out against; to condemn publicly. |
| seldom | Not often; rarely. |
| fraud | A deliberate deception intended to produce unlawful gain. |
| hypocrisy | The act of pretending to be what one is not, especially to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have. |
| trim sails | To cut expenses; to economize. |
| expedient | Appropriate to a purpose. A means to an end; advantageous, useful. |
| moralist | A philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems. A writer who focuses on ethics. |
| treason | Betrayal of one's country. The violation of allegiance toward one's country, especially by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies. |
| candid | Honest, truthful, straightforward. |
| purge | An act of removing by cleansing. To remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; to eliminate; to free from blame or guilt; to cleanse or purify. |
| totalitarian | Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control. A single party and leader who suppress all opposition and control all aspects of people's lives. |
| coincide | To happen simultaneously. |
| propaganda | The systematic use of mass media to influence the opinions, knowledge, and behavior of a population. Spreading of ideas and information to promote a certain cause or to damage an opposing cause. |
| enlightened | Free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding. Highly informed or knowledgeable. |
| unorthodoxy | Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position. |
| appalled | Filled with dismay; shocked; horrified. |
| sabotage | An action taken to destroy something or to prevent it from working properly; to take such destructive action. |
| utmost | The greatest possible extent. The highest, farthest; the extreme limit. |
| regime | A government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule. |
| hierarchical | A system that ranks people or things in levels of importance. Arranging things or things in order by rank. |
| bleak | Offering little or no hope. Bare, dreary, dismal. |
| pessimism | A general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things. Negativity. |
| vogue | The popular taste at a given time. Fashion. |
| tyrant | A cruel and oppressive dictator. A ruler who has complete power and uses it in cruel or unjust ways. |
| malevolent | Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious, harmful. |
| pacify | To make peaceful or calm; to soothe. |
| subvert | To overturn or overthrow from the foundation; to undermine. To corrupt; to overthrow completely. |
| absurd | Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense. Ridiculous. Nonsensical. Irrational. |
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