Animal Farm | Mommy's Afterword

 

Mommy’s Afterword 143 Soviet Union Apparatchiks Stalin Trotskyist Purges 144 Ostensibly Gullibility Succumbed to Soviet communism Nobility Tract Satire Utopia Allegorical 145 Cynicism Deluded Gilds Trappings Discourse 146 Imperialism Modestly Blinders Nazis Hitler Vincible  Beneficiary 147 Conservatives Candidly Dupe  Swinish Heretical Feuding 148 Hypocrisy Detest 149 Coincided Totalitarian Propaganda Unorthodoxy Appalled Conspiracy Treachery Sabotage Socialism Hierarchical society 150 Concede Conviction Formidable Vogue 151 Ludicrously Maturity Incompetence 152 Subverters

Soviet Union -The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, Apparatchik - noun a Russian member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country. Stalin - noun Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953) Trotskyist - noun radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution Purge - noun an act of removing by cleansing; verb oust politically; throw up rinse; make pure or free from sin or guilt Ostensibly - adv. from appearances alone Gullibility - noun tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived Succumb - verb be fatally overwhelmed; consent reluctantly Communism - noun a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society; a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership Nobility - noun the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct; a privileged class holding hereditary titles; the state of being of noble birth Tract - noun a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet Satire - noun witty language used to convey insults or scorn Utopia - noun an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal; a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island; ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects Allegorical - adj. used in or characteristic of or containing allegory Cynicism - noun a cynical feeling of distrust Delude - verb be false to; be dishonest with Gild - verb decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold Trapping - noun stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse Discourse - verb to talk at length and formally about a topic; carry on a conversation Imperialism - noun any instance of aggressive extension of authority; a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries Modestly - adv. in a modest manner Blinder - noun leather eye patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side Nazi -oun a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party Hitler - noun German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) Vincible - adj. susceptible to being defeated Beneficiary - noun the recipient of funds or other benefits Conservative - adj. resistant to change; opposed to liberal reforms Candidly - adv. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that Dupe - noun a person who is tricked or swindled; verb fool or hoax Swinish - adj. resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance Heretical - adj. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards Feud - noun a bitter quarrel between two parties; verb carry out a feud Hypocrisy - noun insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have Detest - verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards Coincide - verb be the same; go with, fall together; happen simultaneously Totalitarian - adj. characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life Propaganda - noun information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause Unorthodoxy - noun the quality of being unorthodox; any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position; a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion Appalled - adj. struck with fear, dread, or consternation Conspiracy - noun a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot); a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act; a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose Treachery - noun an act of deliberate betrayal Sabotage - noun a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged; verb destroy property or hinder normal operations Socialism - noun a political theory advocating state ownership of industry; an economic system based on state ownership of capital Hierarchical - adj. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers Concede - verb be willing to concede; admit; acknowledge defeat; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another Conviction - noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence Formidable - adj. inspiring fear; extremely impressive in strength or excellence Vogue - noun the popular taste at a given time; a current state of general acceptance and use Ludicrously - adv. so as to arouse or deserve laughter Maturity - noun state of being mature; full development; the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid; the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed Incompetence - noun lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications; inability of a part or organ to function properly Subverter - noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution