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Animal Farms Vocab
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Capitulated(verb) | To cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; to surrender |
| Countenance(noun) | A person's face or facial expression; support |
| Conciliatory(adjective) | Intended or likely to pacify |
| Skulk(verb) | Be uncommunicative and bad-tempered on account of annoyance or resentment |
| Retinue(noun) | A group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person |
| Interment(noun) | The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites |
| Taciturn(adjective) | Reserved in speech; saying little |
| Knacker(noun) | A person who slaughters old animals or dismantled old structures |
| Superannuated(adjective) | Obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments |
| Denounced(verb) | Publicly declared to be wrong or evil |