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Animal Farm 6-10 AP
Animal Farm ch. 6-10 AP
Question | Answer |
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vain | ineffective; very selfish and conceited |
superintendence | supervision or direction |
reconciled | brought oneself to accept |
repose | rest and relaxation |
malignity | persistent, intense ill will |
indignation | righteous anger |
infanticide | murder of babies |
procure | to obtain |
clutches | complete set of eggs produced at one time |
capitulated | gave up |
pervading | spread throughout; all encompassing |
tumult | uproar |
retinue | entourage or followers |
surmounted | placed above everything like a pedestal |
machinations | crafty schemes; devious plots |
dejectedly | dismally;disappointed |
lamentation | expression of grief |
poltices | hot, soft, moist masses applied to a sore or inflamed body part |
superannuated | old; retired with a pension due to old age or infirmity |
precincts | grounds; assumptions |
complicity | involvement in a wrongful act |
strategem | trick; deceptive movement |
contemptuously | scornfully; despicably |
inebriates' | drunkards' |
taciturn | mournful and depressed |
filial | as befits a son or daughter or other family member whom you respect |
insoluble | impossible to be solved |
incumbent | part of one's duty or obligation |
intimated | hinted or implied |