Question

Select five words from the Animal Farm Vocabulary Chart that you did not know but determined the definition by understanding the word within the story context. Look up the etymology of each word. Write a paragraph of at least 100 words giving all the etymological information for each word.
Nouns
scullery(1)
knacker(1)
dissentient(1)
tormentor(2)
spinney(2)
vengeance(4)
dynamo(5)
watchword(5) tushes(1)
tyranny(1)
enmity(1)
carpet bag(2)
maxim(3)
seclusion(3)
exploit(4)
faction(5)
foal(1)
resolution(1)
vice(1)
trace(2)
lithograph(2)
welfare(3)
pretext(5)
eloquence(5) paddock(1)
prosperity(1)
unison(1)
knoll(2)
implements(3)
fortnight(4)
publican(5) brood(1)
trotter(1)
disciple(2)
chaff(3)
prophesy(4)
silage(5)
tactics(5)
Verbs
lurched(1)
predicted(2)
reproached(2)
murmured(3)
ratified(5) ensconced(1)
expounded(2)
doled(3)
mingle(4)
conjured(5) trodden(1)
counteract(2)
grudging(3)
flourished(4)
procure(5)
plaited(1)
accord(2)
threshing(3)
presided(5) tyrannise(1)
capered(2)
shirked(3)
conferred(4)
gambolled(2)
Adjectives
benevolent(1)
nimble(2)
parasitical(3)
rebellious(4) tempered(1)
shrill(2)
obstinate(3)
tractable(4)
liable(5) cynical(1)
especial(2)
cryptic(3)
irrepressible(4)
unintelligible(5) preeminent(2)
disheartened(2)
indefatigable(3)
ignominious(4)
sordid(5) vivacious(2)
literate(3)
reverent(5)
hobnailed(4)

Answer 1

Answer:

I chose tyranny, enmity, eloquence, benevolent, and disheartened.

Explanation:

The noun "tyranny" refers to the cruel or unjust use of power by a person. It comes from the noun tyrannos, which means master. Tyrannos originated the noun tyrannia in both Greek and Latin, and tyranie in Old French, which, on its turn, originated "tyranny" as we use it nowadays. The noun "enmity" refers to a feeling of rivalry or conflict. We can trace it back to Old French as enemite, to Vulgar Latin before that, inimicitatem, and to Latin inimicitia before that. The noun "eloquence" means "fluent or persuasive way to speak or write". It comes from the Latin word eloquentia. Eloquentia can be traced back to eloqui, which would be the combination of ex- (out) and -loqui (to speak).

The adjective "benevolent" refers to someone who intends to do what is good, someone who wishes well to others. It comes from the Old French word benivolent, which comes from Latin benevolentem. Finally, the adjective "disheartened" comes from the verb "dishearten", which means "discourage, deject, depress the spirits of". It was first recorded in the 1590s and results from the combination of dis- (the opposite of) and -hearten.