Animal Farm Vocabulary by Context Clues Chapters 7-10 Mrs Arguello English I

Directions Take out a piece of paper. Your teacher is going to show you 8 sentences, each with one vocabulary word underlined. Use the context clues to determine the meaning of the vocabulary word. Write the word and your definition on a piece of paper. Keep the paper in the clips of your folder for a vocabulary test.

emboldened Emboldened by the collapse of the windmill, the human beings were inventing fresh lies about Animal Farm. encourageddisappointed hurtsympathetic

capitulated For five days the hens held out in their protest, then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes. finished laying eggs gave up all resistance settled for less power continued their protest

lurking "For we have reason to think that some of Snowball's secret agents are lurking among us at this moment!“ livingarguing running awayhiding

countenance Boxer stood ready to crush one of Napoleon’s dogs. Napoleon appeared to change countenance, and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go.... desire for powerfacial expression desire for revengetone of voice

tumult To the amazement of everyone, three of the dogs flung themselves upon Boxer. Boxer saw them coming and put out his great hoof, caught a dog in mid-air, and pinned him to the ground… Presently the tumult died down. commotionwork speechesblood-thirst

retinue When he did appear, he was attended not only by his retinue of dogs but by a black cockerel who marched in front of him and acted as a kind of trumpeter.... those trained as attack animals those accompanying a person of importance those who ridicule a person of importance

impending As the summer wore on, and the windmill neared completion, the rumors of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger. about to be dangerous about to take place scheduled to take place about to be victorious

conciliatory In addition, four pigeons were sent to Foxwood with a conciliatory message, which it was hoped might re-establish good relations with Pilkington. peace-makingpolite violenthurtful

Directions Take out your Animal Farm vocabulary paper. Your teacher is going to show you 8 sentences, each with one vocabulary word underlined. Use the context clues to determine the meaning of the vocabulary word. Write the word and your definition on a piece of paper. Keep the paper in the clips of your folder for a vocabulary test.

superannuated At the beginning, when the laws of Animal Farm were first formulated, the retiring age had been fixed for horses and pigs at twelve, for cows at fourteen, and for hens at five… it was rumoured that a corner of the large pasture was to be fenced off and turned into a grazing-ground for superannuated animals. hardworkingretired accomplisheddecorated

pension Boxer’s twelfth birthday was due in late summer of the following year...He did not care what happened so long as a good store of stone was accumulated before he went on pension. prisondeath watch retirement benefitleave of absence

unanimously There was only one candidate, Napoleon, who was elected unanimously. infrequently in agreement in complete agreement by a large margin barely

solemnly "Up there, comrades," he would say solemnly, pointing to the sky with his large beak--"up there, just on the other side of that dark cloud that you can see--there it lies, Sugarcandy Mountain...." seriouslyeagerly absent-mindedlywisely

contemptuously They all declared contemptuously that his stories about Sugarcandy Mountain were lies. repetitivelyelaborately scornfullyshamefully

inebriate Jones too was dead--he had died in an inebriates‘ home in another part of the country. drunkardloser farmersoldier

filial They accepted everything that they were told about the Rebellion and the principles of Animalism, especially from Clover, for whom they had an almost filial respect; but it was doubtful whether they understood very much of it. befitting a son or daughter appropriate absolute befitting an older person

simultaneously The source of the trouble appeared to be that Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously. as opposed to the rules with frequency at the same time sitting across from each other