Animal Farm | Chapter V

 

Chapter V 45 Pretext Blithely 46 Prance Honour (British Spelling) Colours (British Spelling) Shafts Breeches Gaiters Publican 47 Bitterly Occupied Manifestly Ratified Disputes Sowing Acreage Barley Canvassing 48 Liable Crucial Innovations Silage Slag Cartage Biding Windmill Dynamo 49 Primitive Conjured Incubators Closeted Uttering Mass Cranks Cog-wheels Unintelligible Aloof 50 Contemplating Urinated Procured Factions Slogans 51 Reinstate Restive 52 Advocating Promptly Indifferent Effect Appeal Eloquence Sordid Harrows Sidelong Baying 53 Spurt Bounding Reared 54 Presided Expulsion Dismayed Marshal Articulate Menacing 55 On the contrary Moonshine 56 Assumed Disinterred Reverent 57 Semicircle Gruff Dispersed Opposed 58 Sly Cunning Interference Tactics Merry

Pretext - noun something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason Blithely - adv. in a joyous manner Prance - verb ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward; cause (a horse) to bound spring forward; spring forward on the hind legs; to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others Honor - noun  having a good name; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction Color - verb add color to; gloss or excuse; decorate with colors; modify or bias often in an undesired manner; affect as in thought or feeling Shaft - noun a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) Gaiter - noun legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle; a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides Publican - noun the keeper of a public house Bitterly - adv. in a resentful manner; indicating something hard to accept; extremely and sharply Occupied - adj. resided in; having tenants; held or filled or in use; seized and controlled as by military invasion; having one's attention or mind  Manifestly - adv. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') Ratified - adj. formally approved and invested with legal authority Dispute - verb have a disagreement over something; take exception to Sow - noun an adult female hog; verb place seeds in or on (the ground) Acreage - noun an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming) Barley - noun a grain of barley; used to brew beer Canvassing - noun persuasion of voters in a political campaign Liable - adj. held legally responsible; (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; subject to legal action; at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant Crucial - adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; having the power or quality of deciding; having crucial relevance; of the greatest importance Innovation - noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind Silage - noun fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo Slag - noun the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals; verb convert into slag Cartage - noun the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it Bide - verb dwell Windmill - noun generator that extracts usable energy from winds; a mill that is powered by the wind Dynamo - noun generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature Primitive - adj.created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; belonging to an early stage of technical development; a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization Conjure - verb engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; ask for or request earnestly; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic Incubator - noun apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants Closet -verb confine to a small space, as for intensive work Utter - verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); put into circulation; articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; express in speech Mass - adj. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole verb join together into a mass or collect or form a mass Crank - noun a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle Cogwheel - noun a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion Unintelligible - adj. poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; not clearly understood or expressed Aloof - adj. remote in manner; adv. in an aloof manner Contemplate - verb consider as a possibility; look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; reflect deeply on a subject; think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes Urinate - verb pass after the manner of urine; eliminate urine Procure - verb get by special effort; arrange for sexual partners for others Faction - noun a dissenting clique; a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue Slogan - noun a favorite saying of a sect or political group Reinstate - verb restore to the previous state or rank; bring back into original existence, use, function, or position Restive - adj. impatient especially under restriction or delay; being in a tense state Advocate - noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea; a lawyer who pleads cases in court; verb speak, plead, or argue in favour of; push for something Promptly - adv. in a punctual manner; at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); with little or no delay Indifferent - adj. showing no care or concern in attitude or action Effect - verb produce; act so as to bring into existence Appeal - noun (law) review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; request for a sum of money Eloquence - noun powerful and effective language Sordid - adj. meanly avaricious and mercenary; foul and run-down and repulsive; unethical or dishonest; morally degraded Harrow - noun a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil; verb draw a harrow over (land) Sidelong - adj. directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy Bay -verb bark with prolonged noises, of dogs; utter in deep prolonged tones Spurt - verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy Bound - adj. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; covered or wrapped with a bandage Rear -verb stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; cause to rise up Preside - verb act as president Expulsion - noun the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting; the act of forcing out someone or something; squeezing out by applying pressure Dismayed - adj. struck with fear, dread, or consternation Marshal - noun a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law Articulate - adj. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language Menacing - adj. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments Contrary - adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; very opposed in nature or character or purpose; of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false Moonshine - noun whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash; the light of the moon; verb distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine Assumed - adj. accepted as real or true without proof; adopted in order to deceive; taken as your right without justification Disinter - verb dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies Reverent - adj. feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; showing great reverence for god Semicircle - noun a plane figure with the shape of half a circle Gruff - adj. deep and harsh sounding  Disperse - verb to separate and go in different directions Oppose - verb be against Sly - adj. marked by skill in deception Cunning - adj. marked by skill in deception Interference - noun the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; disturb communication Tactic - noun a plan for attaining a particular goal Merry - adj. quick and energetic; offering fun and gaiety; full of or showing high-spirited merriment