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Dr. Stringfellow Vocabulary
Animal Farm 2
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English
9th Grade
04/29/2013

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superannuated
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too old for further work
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poultices
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hot, soft, moist dressings, applied to a sore part of the body
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impending
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being about to occur
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machinations
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evil schemes or plot
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bewilder
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to confuse or puzzle; to daze
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incite
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to urge on; to stir into action
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surmount
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to mount upon; to get on top of; to get over or across
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interment
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burial
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eminent
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standing high by comparison to others; distinguished
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skulk
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to lie or keep in hiding; to avoid one's duty or responsibility
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inebriate
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to become intoxicated
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taciturn
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silent and uncommunicative
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filial
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appropriate to a son or daughter
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wistful
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pensive or thoughtful; melancholy
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incumbent
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obligatory; pressing
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dejected
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depressed in spirits; disheartened; discouraged
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maxim
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a concisely expressed principle or rule of conduct
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prosperity
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wealth; success
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demeanor
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outward behavior; conduct
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contemptible
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deserving scorn or contempt; worthless
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acute
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having a sharp point; severe and sharp; shrill; high in pitch
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piebald
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covered with black and white patches
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bon mot
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a wity or clever remark
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violate
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to break in; to disturb rudely; to do violence to
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complicity
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a partnership in wrong-doing
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