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Animal Farm
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33
Literature
6th Grade
10/12/2009

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[image]acute
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intense
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Arable-suitable for farming
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[image]bon mots
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bon mots - clever remarks
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[image]bourgeois
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bourgeois- member of the middle class
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[image]canvassing
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canvassing- soliciting or persuading voters
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[image]conciliatory
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conciliatory- calm and quiet
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[image]comrades
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comrades- fellow soldiers
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[image]cryptic
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cryptic- mysterious in meaning: puzzling
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[image]drew
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drew- cause to move by hauling or dragging
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[image]filial
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filial- relating to a child or offspring
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[image]fodder
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fodder-coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plant
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[image]frugally
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frugally- in a way this is sparing not wasteful
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[image]gill
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gill- a measure of fluid capacity
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[image]ignominious
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ignominious- shameful
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[image]innovation
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innovation- something newly introduced
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[image]irrepressible
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irrepressible-unrestrained
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[image]lamentation
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lamentation-the act of expressing grief, sadness
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[image]mincing
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mincing-walking with small delicate steps
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[image]nocturnal
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nocturnal- of or pertaining to the night
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[image]obstinate
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obstinate-stubborn.  not-flexible
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[image]poultices
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poultices-medicated materials that are spread on sores
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[image]pre-eminent
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pre-eminent - of the highest rank or importance
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[image]purge
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purge- removal of opponents from power, usually by violent means.
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[image]quarry
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quarry- a pit from which stone is obtained by cutting or blasting.
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[image]retribution
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retribution- punishment that is deserved
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[image]saboteur
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saboteur- a person who destrys property or interrupts production.
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[image]scullery
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scullery- room for storing room supplies
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[image]shrewd
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shrewd- calculating; discerning; inquiring
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[image]silage
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silage- fodder preserved in a silo
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[image]totalitarianism
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totalitarianism- form of government in which one political group has complete power and suppresses all opposition
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[image]trap
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trap- light one-horse carriage with springs
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[image]tumult
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tumult- violent or noisy commotion caused by a mob
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[image]vivacious
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vivacious- lively in actions and conduct
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