Vocab: Animal Farm Chaps 6-10 Flashcards
Gale
A very strong wind
Capitulate
To give up resistance; to surrender
Repose
To be addressed from work, activity, etc.
Infanticide
The practice of killing newborn infants
Countenance
Appearance, especially the look or expression of the face
Retinue
A body of the assistants or servants attending an important person
Machination
And intrigue, plot, or scheme
Censure
To criticize or reproach a harsh or vehement manner
Conciliatory
Tending to reconcile or bring together
Confer
To bestow upon as an honor, gift, or favor
Superannuated
Too old for work; retired
Complicity
The state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing
Stratagem
A plan or trick intend to just see you for surprise an enemy
Oration
A formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as at a funeral
Interment
Burial
Inebriate
An intoxicated person; A habitual drunkard
Filial
Befitting a son or daughter
Ex.
Filial obedience=
Obedience of a son or daughter
Frugally
Not wasteful, especially of money
Gambol
To skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic
Proprietor
The owner of the business establishment (I.E. A hotel owner or store owner)