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Animal Farm Vocab
64
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9th Grade
01/05/2011

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Acute
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(adj.) : serious, severe, shrewd
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adjoin
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(v): to join
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aloof
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(adj.): To be emotionally distant
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articulate
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(v): To speak clearly, effectively
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benevolent
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(adj): kind, good
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blithely
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(adv): Carefree
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caper
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(v): leap, skip or frisk about playfully
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capitulate
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(v): To surrender on conditions; to give in
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commission
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(v): Assign duties
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complicity
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(n): Partnership in wrongdoing
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conciliatory
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(adj): appeasing; having to do w/ agreement
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cynical
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(adj) : pessimistic
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decree
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(v): To order by officials
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demeanor
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(n): Outward manner
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disciples
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(n): followers, devotees
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disinter
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(v): Remove from the ground
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dissentients
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(n): deserters or turncoats
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embolden
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(v): To foster courage
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enmity
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(n): deep-seated, often mutual, hatred
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ensconced
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(v): settled (seated) securely or comfortably
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expound
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(v): explain further; elaborate
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faction:
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A group that opposes the gov’t
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frugally
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(adv): Sparing, without wasted
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gambol
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(v): skip or frolic playfully
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graphically
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(adv): To describe in vivid, clear detail
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grudging
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(adj.): resentful; feeling of ill will
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hullabaloo
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(n): Great excitement; uproar
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ignominious
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(adj): shameful, humiliating
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impend
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(v): About to occur
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impromptu
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(adj.): unrehearsed
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infanticide
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(n): Killing of children
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knacker
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(n): a person who buys worn-out animals to slaughter and sell as dog food, fertilizer, etc.
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knoll
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(n): a small, round hill
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lament
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(v): Mourn
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lamentation
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(n): Feelings of sorrow, mourning
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maneuver
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(n/v): artful plan, manipulate others
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matted
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(adj): Entangled, uncombed
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maxim
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(n): rule of conduct/belief
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mincing
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(v): walking with very short steps or exaggerated primness
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monstrous
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(adj.): abnormally formed, outrageously wrong
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parasitical
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(adj.): exploitive of others
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pensioner
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(n): A person who receives a fixed stipend
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posthumously
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(adv): occurring after death
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pre-eminent
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(adj.): unsurpassed
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pretext:
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False reason used to hide a real one
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procure
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(v): To obtain
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propulsion
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(n) : driving/pushing forward
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ratified:
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Formally approved
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repose
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(n): Rest
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reproach
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(v): criticize, express disapproval of
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restive
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(adj.): Restless, nervous
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scullery
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(n): small dishwashing room next to a kitchen
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seclusion
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(n): a place that is apart, away from
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shirk:
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to avoid duty or work
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skulk
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(v): To move secretly, to hide, to avoid
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sordid
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(adj.): Degrading
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stupefy
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(v): Dumbfound, surprise
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tractable
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(adj.): easily handled or manageable
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tushes
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(n): animal teeth
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tyranny
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(n): absolute power, exercised cruelly
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unscathed
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(adj): Unharmed
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upstanding
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(adj): Marked by integrity and character
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vivacious
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(adj): lively, full of spirit.
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wistful
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(adj): Longing
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