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Animal Farm ch 5-7
Vocabulary for animal farm chapters 5-7 this was my homework
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pretext | a reason that you give to hie your real reason for doing something |
| Procure | obtain something; persuade or causing something to do something |
| advocate | a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy; to publicly recommend or support |
| appeal | a serious or urgent request to make a serious or urgent request |
| liable | being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm |
| cunning | having skill in achieving ones ends by deceit or evasion |
| abolished | to formally put an end to |
| solicitor | a person whose job involves talking to many people and trying to persuade them; a chief law officer of a city, town, government department |
| prosper | to become very successful (financially) |
| compensate | to provide someone with a fair payment for loss or injury |
| cryptic | having a mysterious meaning |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person |
| expulsion | depriving someone of membership; the force removal from homeland |
| indignation | an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something |
| conceal | to keep from sight |
| famine | extreme scarcity of food |
| thwart | prevent someone from accomplishing a goal |
| treachery | a betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature |
| scapegoat | a person who is unfair blamed for something that others have done |
| purge | to remove people from an area, country organization, ext., often in a violent and sudden way; the often violent and sudden removal... |