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V ocabulary

V ocabulary. Animal Farm. Terms borrowed from Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. Mrs. Gillmore English 11 Spring 2009 Utopia vs. Dystopia Thematic Unit. Apathy. A lack of concern or feeling, indifference Synonym: Stoicism Antonym: Enthusiasm devotion

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V ocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Animal Farm Terms borrowed from Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. Mrs. Gillmore English 11 Spring 2009 Utopia vs. Dystopia Thematic Unit

  2. Apathy • A lack of concern or feeling, indifference • Synonym: Stoicism • Antonym: Enthusiasm devotion • The man looked upon the turn of events with apathy.

  3. Benevolence • Kindness, generosity, charity • Antonyms: Antagonism, malevolence • His benevolence was shown when he set up soup kitchens for the poor.

  4. Collaborate • To work together • Antonym: to work alone • Sometimes singers who have never worked together will collaborate to make a new album.

  5. Conciliate • To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship • Synonyms: Appease, mollify, placate, propitiate • Antonyms: To estrange • My husband tried conciliate me with a gift of roses.

  6. Cryptic • Mysterious, secret • Synonyms: abstruse, ambiguous, obscure • Antonyms: clear, revealed • I did not understand his cryptic message.

  7. Din • Loud and discordant noises • Synonym: • Antonyms: Euphony • The din in the senate was so great that I could not hear the speaker.

  8. Enmity • En muh tee • Absolute hatred • Synonym: antagonism, hostility, rancor • Antonyms: love, admiration • I have a lot of enmity for people who provide illegal drugs to children.

  9. Ensconce • en SKONS • To settle comfortably • Synonym: • Antonyms: to uproot • Before the game started, he ensconced himself in the easy chair.

  10. Graphic • Vivid. • Synonym: descriptive • Antonyms: simple, unadorned • I have trouble looking at graphic films of concentration camps.

  11. Ignominy • IG nuh min ee • Disgraceful or dishonorable conduct • Synonym: disgrace, disrepute, infamy • Antonyms: honor • Treason is an ignominy.

  12. Indefatigable • in deh FAT uh guh ble • Tireless, incapable of being fatigued. • Synonym: • Antonyms: easily tired • The indefatigable army moved ahead steadily over the many days without rest.

  13. Indignation • Anger as a result of something unjust. • Synonym: fury, ire, rage, wrath • Antonyms: serenity • I have much indignation about the light sentence given to the drunk driver.

  14. Malign • To utter injuriously misleading reports about. • Synonym: asperse, defame • Antonyms: to extol • Several old gossips in the neighborhood had maligned the woman.

  15. Maxim • A saying of proverbial nature; a general truth or principle; rule of conduct. • Synonym: proverb • Antonyms: • The maxim “a penny saved is a penny earned” is a favorite with many people.

  16. Preeminence • Superiority to all others. • Synonym: • Antonyms: inferiority • Receiving a Nobel prize signifies preeminence in a field.

  17. Reproach • To blame for something; a disgrace • Synonyms: chasten, chide, rebuke • Antonyms: to praise, accolade • Her conduct was so good that it was beyond reproach.

  18. Uproarious • Making great noise (not necessarily negative) • Synonym: tumultuous • Antonyms: soft, quiet • The Beatles usually played to uproarious crowds.

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