Animal farm

mbrunache (United States of America)
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  1. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  2. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  3. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  4. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  5. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  6. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  7. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  8. knoll
    a small natural mound
  9. disciple
    one who believes and helps spread the doctrine of another
  10. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  11. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  12. ensconce
    fix firmly
  13. laborious
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  14. ration
    a fixed portion that is allotted
  15. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  16. ensconce
    fix firmly
  17. laborious
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  18. ration
    a fixed portion that is allotted
  19. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  20. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  21. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  22. disciple
    one who believes and helps spread the doctrine of another
  23. knoll
    a small natural mound
  24. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  25. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  26. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  27. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  28. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  29. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  30. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  31. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  32. articulate
    express or state clearly
  33. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
  34. malignity
    quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
  35. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  36. categorically
    in an absolute, definite, or firm manner
  37. skulking
    evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
  38. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  39. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  40. demeanor
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  41. lamented
    mourned or grieved for
  42. inebriate
    make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
  43. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  44. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  45. frugal
    avoiding waste
Created on Sun Dec 02 20:20:41 EST 2012 (updated Mon Dec 17 09:00:41 EST 2012)

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