Animal Farm: Vocabulary test chapter 3-4

toil work hard

harness put on leather straps fitted to a draft animal; sätt sele på

shirk avoid one's assigned duties

obstinate marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

cryptic of an obscure nature

hoist raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

resolution a formal expression by a meeting, agreed to by a vote

maxim a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

whelp birth

windfall fruit that has fallen from the tree

shrewd marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

perpetually without interruption

tractable easily managed

contemptible deserving of scorn or disrespect

din a loud, harsh, or strident noise

launch propel with force

ambush the act of hiding and waiting to make a surprise attack

ignominious deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

exploit a notable achievement

posthumously after death

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