AF Vocabulary and Key Terms

This word, usually used by Communists, means “a companion or fellow member of an organization.

• Comrade

• Brother

• Friend

• Colleague

A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes or faults of others

• Scapegoat

• Intermediary

• Benevolent

• Tyrant

A person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator.

• Scapegoat

• Intermediary

• Benevolent

• Tyrant

Well meaning and kindly

• Scapegoat

• Intermediary

• Benevolent

• Tyrant

A cruel and oppressive ruler

• Scapegoat

• Intermediary

• Benevolent

• Tyrant

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

• Cynical

• Apathy

• Irony

• Allegory

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

• Cynical

• Apathy

• Irony

• Allegory

Distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

• Cynical

• Apathy

• Irony

• Allegory

A short novel or long short story

• Novella

• Beast fable

• Maxim

• Dystopia

A short story or poem in which animals talk and teach a lesson

• Novella

• Beast fable

• Maxim

• Dystopia