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Animal Farm
vocabulary for Mrs. North
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English
8th Grade
01/11/2012

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Scullery (scul-er-ee)
Definition

a small room off the kitchen for supplies

(think of pantry that chopped people go to get ingredients)

 

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Tyranny  (Teer-ran-ee)
Definition
absolute ruler who abuses his power by using military force to abuse and control (Napoleon using attack does to kill anyone who does not follow him) -- tracking the whip!!
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enmity ( ehn-mi-tee)
Definition
hatred, ill will toward someone ro something  (Napoleon has it for Snowball and any who do not follow him)  you have it for soynut butter!!!
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Resolution (Rehz-o-lu-shun)
Definition

a promise or formal expression of an opinion

ex.

"This year I am going to study more"


how the conflict ended.. in a " " 

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apathy (ah-pah-thee)
Definition

don't care, lack of interest

  *Benjamin the donkey got what was going on but he it did not matter to him... it is what it is

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ensconced (ehn-scohn-sed)
Definition

covered, to settle securely

 

the fog covers you like a blanket... Animal Farm located in England lots of fog

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Fable  (fay-ble)
Definition

short tale that uses animals as characters to teach a lesson ( a key to the story)

the turtle and rabbit run = "slow and steady wins the race"

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Comrade  (cohm-rad)
Definition

a friend

BCF  Best Comrades Forever!!!

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Benevolent (Ben-ehv-o-lent)
Definition

helps others, has good will.

(If Snowball became the leader/dictator of group he would be a nice ruler, not create a Tyranny)

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procure (pro-cure)
Definition

to get

  • buy shirt with $
  • attain followers through manipulation (attain for a gain)
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laborious (lah-bor-ee-ous)
Definition

requires lots of work

  • problems #1-100,000 due tomorrow
  • animals were required to work super long hours with little few and drink on Animal Farm
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idle  (I-dle)
Definition

not working, not active

  • Napoleon didn't work, but got fat with lots of food
  • mom zones out when reading & falls asleep
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scapegoat  (skape-goat)
Definition

takes all the blame though not the real one who did it, often called the "fall guy"

  • the windmill fell in storm but Napoleon said that Snowball came back and knocked it down - everyone hate Snowball - HE DID IT
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obstinate (ohb-stin-it)

 

Definition

Stubborn

Mollie loved humans, being pampers would not follow animals NO NO NO and left the farm

Zander Kennel in

Row Row Row!!!

Zander you have to Kennel in...now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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maxim  (max-im)
Definition

motto, saying, quotes to live by

 

Boxer: I will work harder; Napoleon is always right

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unalterable (un-ahl-ter-ahble)
Definition

can't be changed

Boxer was sold to the glue factory so Napoleon could procure whisky for the pigs...sad but 'set in stone'

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traitor (tray-tor)
Definition

person who betrays another


Napoleon betrays animals when he makes comrades with human farmers against laboring class and changes name back to Manor Farm


have someone spy on another is also an example

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expounded  (x-poun-ded)
Definition

to explain

Squealer is always explaining what Napoleon did and why, basically propaganda (untrue words that twist truth that are believed just because they are said) eg Napoleon is working so hard...

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pre-eminent (pre-eh-min-ehnt)
Definition

superior and above all others, highly distinguished

Napoleon is the top animal on Animal Farm as the Tyrant/Leader and is highly distinguished through propaganda

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posthumously (post-hyou-mus-ly)
Definition

occuring after one's death

They placed a wreath on Boxer's make-believe grave and said some words as no one saw him alive in the hospital (because he never went to the hospital did he!!)


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unanimously (you-nan-i-mus-ly)
Definition

everyone agrees 100%

 

With Old Major to Animalism everyone agrees that the Animals should be in control and every animal should be equal

yes yes yes  any no's  ok all yes 100%

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bewilderment (bee-will-der-ment)
Definition

confused, shocked

SAY WHATTTT!?!?!?!?

the animals are amazed that in chap 10 Napoleon and Sqealer are walking on hind legs, sheeps are singing "four legs bad, two legs good" and Napoleon is carrying a whip!!

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dystopia (dis-tope-eah)
Definition

imperfect place, fear, pain, war (vs utopia of ideal perfect world they wanted the Farm to be)  Dys = not functioning properly

 

 

 

 

 

 

They sent Mr. Jones away to find what was created was even worse than what they had with Mr. Jones in the beginning

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loophole (loop-hole)
Definition

a way to get around something

Napoleon was the king of finding a way out of everything, eg: creates 'all animals are equal but some more equal than others' to justify why pigs were getting fat and did nothing!!! 

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propaganda (prop-ah-gan-dah)
Definition

techniques used to persuade, manipulate, & control

Napoleon used Squealer to expound the lies, teach patriotic songs of lies and used Moses the raven to tell of Religion as a way to pacify the oppressed

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Satire (sah-tire)
Definition

something meant to make fun of, or show weakness (pig king and king king)

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communism (com-youn-ism)
Definition

social system where property & goods r owned in common/by all

Old Major wanted all animals equal,all have equal pieces of property and equal food & profits made. Everything decided by collective vote. ALL IN COMMON

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