English 10: Animal Farm
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cannibalism | practice of eating one's own kind |
| cryptic | intended to be mysterious or obscure |
| gambol | to skip about in play |
| ignominious | shameful; dishonorable |
| indefatigable | untiring |
| parasitical | like a parasite; gaining benefits from a host it injures |
| canvas | to request support |
| coccidiosis | parasitic disease |
| dynamo | electric generator |
| embolden | to instill with courage |
| malignity | an example of evil behavior |
| manoeuvre | strategy to gain a particular aim |
| perpendicularity | the state of being perpendicular, or at right angles, to a specified plane |
| superintendence | the act of directing |
| beatifically | in a manner suggesting bliss |
| demeanor | outward manner |
| deputation | a group appointed to represent others |
| devotees | ardent followers |
| inebriates | those who are habitually drunk |
| interment | the act of burial |
| machinations | scheming actions |
| taciturn | not inclined to talking |
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