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7th M3 Part 1
Animal Farm vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| deceptive | (adj.) being able or attempting to make someone believe something that is not true; misleading; false; dishonest. |
| maxim | (n.) a short expression of a general or basic truth or rule of conduct. |
| spir | (morph.) breathe; blow into |
| commandment | (n.) an order or directive |
| claim | (n.) a debatable statement that can be proven by evidence and reasoning. |
| alternate claims | (n.) being one of two or more possible claims other than the one being asserted. |
| manipulative | (v.) able to change facts, numbers, a situation, or others' beliefs, emotions, etc., unfairly to benefit oneself or for some other purpose; scheming; cunning; devious; sneaky. |
| winsome | (adj.) charming; appealing; attractive |
| persuasive | (adj.) being able to lead another person to act in a certain way or believe a particular idea; convincing. |
| some | (morph.) characterized by |
| dom | (morph.) fact or condition of being; collectively, members of a group; geographical or governmental domain. |
| barren | (adj.) without vegetation or life; not able to produce or reproduce; empty; arid, fruitless; infertile; unfruitful. |