English MIDTERM

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The quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused; a complicated or confusing state or condition

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Bewilderment

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a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate; a
swaggering display of courage

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Bravado

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being brought to a lower level; humiliation

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Degradation

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the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness

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Exuberance

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incapable of producing any useful result; fruitless, pointless, useless

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Futile

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powerless; lacking strength or vigor

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Impotent

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having or showing a desire to cause harm, pain, injury, or distress to someone;
cruel

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Malicious

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a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or
place with happy personal associations

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Nostalgia

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outwardly appearing as much; seemingly

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Ostensibly

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showing a deliberate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable

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Perverse

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in a deeply moving manner, painfully affecting the feelings

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Poignantly

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penalty or punishment inflicted on someone, often as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

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Retribution

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the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, usually as a result of poverty

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Squalor

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indifference to pleasure or pain; a lack of visible emotion

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Stoicism

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active strength of body or mind; intensity of action; force

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Vigor

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to make something more prominent or noticeable; emphasize

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Accentuate

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to take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully

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Assimilate

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showing, or characterized by, a superior attitude toward others

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Condescending

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the act of despising, hatred; lack of respect or reverence for something

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Contempt

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an overflowing of the land by water, inundation; an overwhelming amount

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Deluge

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the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation, of having lost faith and trust

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Disillusionment

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the state of forced absence from one’s country or home; banishment

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Exile

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a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect

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Façade

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done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed

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Furtively

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to supply or brighten with light; to make clear

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Illuminate

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anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

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Indignation

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to question formally and systematically

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Interrogate

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to turn property or belongings into cash

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Liquidate

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tiresome or boring sameness; repetitiveness

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Monotony

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to say in reply; to answer an argument with a counter argument; to pay or hurl back, return

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Retort

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preservation from destruction or failure; deliverance from danger

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Salvation

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one who looks on or watches

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Spectator

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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; uncertain

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Tentative

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a freight or passenger station at either end of a carrier line; (adj) leading ultimately to death, fatal

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Terminal

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the finding or decision of a jury on the matter at trial; judgment

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Verdict

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to completely do away with; to end the observance or effect of something

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Abolish

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agreement, conformity; harmony

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Accord

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something that is directed, ordered, or demanded with authority

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Commandment

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an intimate friend or associate, companion; a fellow soldier

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Comrade

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to publicly declare to be blameworthy or evil

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Denounce

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the quality or state of being worthy, honored, esteemed, or respected

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Dignity

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experiencing or showing feelings of alarmed concern; upset, worried, or agitated because of some unwelcome situation or occurrence

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Dismayed

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hatred or ill-will that is active and mutual

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Enmity

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the act or state of forcing someone out or of forcing someone to leave a place or an organization; ejection

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Expulsion

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a political party or group that is often argumentative or selfish

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Faction

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involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained work or effort

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Laborious

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a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct; a common saying

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Maxim

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a fixed sum paid regularly to a person upon retirement

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Pension

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to get possession of something, acquire; to obtain something by particular care and effort

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Procure

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a formal expression of opinion, will, or intent voted by an official body or assembled group

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Resolution

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advanced in age and incapable of or disqualified for active duty

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Superannuated

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to work hard and long; labor

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Toil

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violation of allegiance or loyalty, faith or trust; treason; betrayal

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Treachery

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harsh, brutal, overwhelming, and depressing power exercised by a government

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Tyranny

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moral failing; corruption, wickedness; a bad habit

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Vice

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What does Mr Jones Represent?

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Czar Nicholas II

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What does Old Major Represent

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Both Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin

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What does Animalism Represent

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Communism

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What does Napoleon Represent

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Joseph Stalin

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What does Snowball Represent

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Leon Trotsky

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What does Boxer Represent

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The faithful/supportive working class

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What does Benjamin Represent

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The doubtful/skeptical working class

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What do Napoleon's Dogs represent

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The KGB (Secret Police)

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What does Squealer Represent

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Propaganda

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What does Moses the Raven represent

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Religion

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One who leave one's home or country to live elsewhere

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Emigrant

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One who comes to a country to live permanently

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Immigrant

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Full of vice or weakness

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Vicious

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Full of virtue or strength

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Virtuous

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Coming of Age

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Process of Maturing

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Symbolism

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Representation of ideas through meaningful things

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Allegory

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A story with literal and symbolic levels of meaning

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Fable

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A story that teaches a moral or a lesson

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Characterization

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The process by which an author reveals and develops a character's personality, traits, and motivations

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Dynamic Character

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One who changes or develops throughout a story

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Static Character

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One who stays the same throughout a story