Animal Farm | Chapter II

 

Chapter II 15 Preeminent 16 Breeding Vivacious Nimble Shrill Expounded Apathy 17 Mare Counteract 18 Linseed (cake) 19 Butted 20 Thrashing Castrate 21 Pasture Knoll 22 Ecstasy Gambolled Dew Spinney Utmost Lithograph Mantelpiece 23 Reproached Scullery Unanimous Napoleon Rubbish 24 Unalterable Rungs Tarred 25 Lowing Frothing

Preeminent - adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement Breeding - adj. producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; noun the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression; the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring; the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) Vivacious - adj. vigorous and animated Nimble - adj. moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick Shrill - adj. of colors that are bright and gaudy; being sharply insistent on being heard; having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones; verb utter a shrill cry Expound - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; state Apathy - noun the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally; an absence of emotion or enthusiasm Mare - noun female equine animal; a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon Counteract - verb oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; destroy property or hinder normal operations; act in opposition to; oppose or check by a counteraction Linseed - noun the seed of flax used as a source of oil Butt - verb to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; place end to end without overlapping; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary Thrashing - noun a sound defeat; the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows Castrate - noun a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; verb remove the ovaries of; remove the testicles of a male animal; edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; deprive of strength or vigor Pasture - noun a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock; animal food for browsing or grazing; verb feed as in a meadow or pasture; let feed in a field or pasture or meadow Knoll - noun a small natural hill Ecstasy - noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; a state of elated bliss; street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine Gambol - noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; verb play boisterously Dew - noun water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air Spinney - noun a copse that shelters game Utmost - adj. (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; highest in extent or degree; of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; noun the greatest possible degree Lithograph - noun duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern; a print produced by lithography; verb make by lithography Mantelpiece - noun shelf that projects from wall above fireplace Reproach - noun a mild rebuke or criticism; disgrace or shame; verb express criticism towards Scullery - noun a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done Unanimous - adj. in complete agreement; acting together as a single undiversified whole Napoleon - French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) Rubbish - noun worthless material that is to be disposed of; nonsensical talk or writing; verb attack strongly Unalterable - adj. of a sentence; that cannot be changed; not capable of being changed or altered; remaining the same for indefinitely long times Rung - noun a crosspiece between the legs of a chair; one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder Tar - noun a man who serves as a sailor; any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue; verb coat with tar Low - verb make a low noise, characteristic of bovines Froth - noun a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; verb make froth or foam and become bubbly; form bubbles