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Animal Farm Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Tractable

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easily managed

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grudging

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petty or reluctant in giving or spending

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unscathed

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not injured

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posthumous

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after death

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poultice

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a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of metal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation

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impending

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close in time

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incite

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to provoke a strong reaction

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implements

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tools used to effect an end

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complicity

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guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

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dregs

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sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

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taciturn

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habitually reserved and uncommunicative

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restive

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anxious

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shulk

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to creep about in a secretive manner

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accord

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agreement

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machination

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evil plot

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morose

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miserable

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subversive

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in opposition to the government

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vivacious

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enthusiastic

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impromptu

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with little or no preparation

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pretext

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excuse

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compensated

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to give a benefit to make up for a loss

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confer

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to present

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arable

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fertile fields

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menacing

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threatening

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irrepressible

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impossible to stop or control

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wean

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gradually deprive someone of something until they don’t need it

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gruff

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to forbid

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reverent

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respect

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expel

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eliminate

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inscribe

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to carve or cut

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ration

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a fixed proportion that is allotted

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enscone

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establish

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knoll

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a small natural hill

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quarry

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mine

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chaff

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material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

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gambol

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play loudly/energetic

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windfall

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a sudden happening that brings good fortune

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superannuated

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too told to be useful; retired

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cryptic

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having a secret meaning

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maxim

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a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

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utilize

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to put in use

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piebald

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having sections or patches colored differently

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spring

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originate

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resolution

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determination

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ignominious

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bringing disgrace or shame

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disinter

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dig up for reburial or investigation

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collaborate

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work together

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tureen

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large deep serving dish with a cover for serving soups and stews

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laborious

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exhaustion from physical effort

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shirk

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avoid

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toil

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work hard

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decreed

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to make a legally binding command

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slag

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waste formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

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procure

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to get by special effort

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clime

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weather

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capitulate

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surrender under agreed conditions

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mincing

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affected dainty or behaving obviously refined

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uproarious

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uncontrollably noisy

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indefatigable

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enthusiasm; never tired

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unison

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as one

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conciliatory

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appeasing

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pervade

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permeate

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conjure

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summon into action or bring into existence by magic

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filial

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respecting your elders

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cower

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crouch as if in fear

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stupefy

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to shock into confusion

67
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retinue

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the group following and attending to some important person

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plait

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to braid or twist the hair

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disperse

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move away from each other

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retribution

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punishment

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prod

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to push against

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speculate

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reflect deeply on a subject and guess at outcomes

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faction

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a group aligned in interest or belief

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apathy

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an absence of emotion

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dishearten

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discourage

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rally

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to bring together or unite

77
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distill

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to make an alcoholic beverage

78
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canvass

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get the opinions of people by asking questions

79
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repose

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rest

80
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expound

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clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way

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stratagem

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an elaborate scheme made to device or evade

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preeminent

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successful

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seldom

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not often

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denounce

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speak out against

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contrive

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scheme; make or work out a plan with careful thought

86
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wistful

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longing; reflective

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despair

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a state in which all hope is lost

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sordid

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foul and run down

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advocate

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to plead for a cause or idea

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