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Animal Farm 7-10 Voc
Words from Chapters 7-10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Embolden | give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way |
| Capitulate | to surrender or yield; cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand |
| Stupefy | as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise |
| Countenance | expression of the face |
| Cower | to shrink back in fear |
| Pervade | spreading throughout the entire area of something |
| Retribution | vengeance or compensation for offenses |
| Impending | likely to happen soon |
| Contemptible | deserving hate or scorn, mean and low |
| Dejectedly | sadly, in low spirits, discouraged |
| Simultaneously | existing, done or happening at the same time |
| Falter | hesitate in action due to lack of courage |
| Knackers | person who buys and slaughters useless horses |
| Demeanor | the way a person looks and acts, their behavior and manner |
| Inebriate | a drunken person , a sot |
| Taciturn | speaking very little, quiet |
| Tyrannical | using power cruelly or unjustly |
| Suppressed | put and end to or stopped by force |
| Subversive | tending to overthrow the government |
| Scapegoat | a person or group of people forced to take the blame for someone else. |