Book: Animal farm

adithya V. (India)
New and good words from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell
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  1. scullery
    a small room next to the kitchen for household jobs
  2. ensconce
    fix firmly
  3. daintily
    in a refined manner
  4. mincing
    affectedly dainty or refined
  5. knacker
    someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
  6. dissenting
    disagreeing, especially with a majority
  7. hearken
    listen; used mostly in the imperative
  8. clime
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  9. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  10. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  11. malignity
    quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
    In sheer malignity,thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself
  12. emboldened
    made bold or courageous
  13. spinney
    a copse that shelters game
  14. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  15. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  16. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  17. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
Created on Mon Jan 06 15:25:31 EST 2014 (updated Thu Jan 16 13:33:41 EST 2014)

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