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Animal Farm 6-10 AP
Animal Farm ch. 6-10 AP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |