Animal Farm | Chapter X

 

Chapter X 127 Fled Raven Inebriates Rheumy 128 Greyer (British spelling) vs Grayer Morose Taciturn Dim Filial 129 Dogcart Generating Milling Denounced Memoranda 130 Welfare Racked Invariably Insoluble Speculating 131 Marvel Masthead Swelled Imperishable Foretold 132 Tyrannical Browsing 133 Strolling Trifle Shrill Majestically Upright Casting haughty glances Criticising (British spelling) vs Criticizing 134 Consented to 135 Wardrobes Watered Deputation Diligently Mingled 136 Incumbent 137 Sentiments Proprietors Hostility Misgiving Enquiry (British spelling) vs Inquiry Licence Indiscipline Dispelled 138 Subsist Witticism (made up I think) Bon mot (French for good word) Gratified Clink 139 Intimated Malignant Subversive Revolutionary Enterprise Lingered Addressing Suppressed Boar 140 Dregs Flitted 141 Simultaneously Creatures

Flee - verb run away quickly Raven - noun large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail; verb feed greedily; prey on or hunt for; obtain or seize by violence; eat greedily Inebriate - noun a chronic drinker; verb become drunk or drink excessively Rheumy - adj. moist, damp, wet (especially of air); of or pertaining to arthritis Gray - noun a horse of a light gray or whitish color; clothing that is a grey color; any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; verb turn grey; make grey Morose - adj. showing a brooding ill humor Taciturn - adj. habitually reserved and uncommunicative Dim - adj. lacking in light; lacking clarity or distinctness; made dim or less bright; slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; offering little or no hope; verb switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam; become vague or indistinct; make dim by comparison or conceal; become or make darker Filial - adj. relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation Dogcart - noun a cart drawn by a dog Generate - verb bring into existence; produce (energy); make children; give or supply Milling - noun corrugated edge of a coin Denounce - verb speak out against; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful Memoranda - noun a written proposal or reminder Welfare - noun governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; something that aids or promotes well-being; a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous Racked their brains - verb; torment emotionally or mentally; thought really hard to remember Invariably - adv. in an invariable manner Insoluble - adj. admitting of no solution or explanation Speculate - verb ttalk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; reflect deeply on a subject Marvel - noun something that causes feelings of wonder; verb express astonishment or surprise about something; be amazed at Masthead - noun the head or top of a mast; the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page Swell - verb expand abnormally; cause to become swollen; increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger Imperishable - adj. not perishable; unceasing Foretold - adj. known beforehand Tyrannical - adj. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship Browsing - noun the act of feeding by continual nibbling; reading superficially or at random Stroll - noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place); verb walk leisurely and with no apparent aim Trifle - noun something of small importance Shrill - adj. being sharply insistent on being heard; having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones; verb utter a shrill cry Majestically - adv. in a majestic manner Upright - adj. in a vertical position; not sloping; upright in position or posture; of moral excellence Haughty - adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy Criticize - verb act as a critic; find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws Consent - noun permission to do something; verb give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to Wardrobe - noun a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; collection of clothing belonging to one person Watered - adj. (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern Deputation - noun a group of representatives or delegates; authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions Diligently - adv. with diligence; in a diligent manner Mingle - verb get involved or mixed-up with; to bring or combine together or with something else; be all mixed up or jumbled together Incumbent - noun the official who holds an office Sentiment - noun tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion; a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty Proprietor - noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business Hostility - noun a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; the feeling of a hostile person; a state of deep-seated ill-will; violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked Misgiving - noun doubt about someone's honesty; painful expectation; uneasiness about the fitness of an action Enquiry - noun a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest; a search for knowledge; an instance of questioning Licence - noun a legal document giving official permission to do something; freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech); excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; verb authorize officially Indiscipline - noun the trait of lacking discipline Dispel - verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; to cause to separate and go in different directions Subsist - verb support oneself Gratify - verb yield (to); give satisfaction to; make happy or satisfied Clink - noun a short light metallic sound; verb make a high sound typical of glass; make or emit a high sound Intimate - adj. marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity erb give to understand; imply as a possibility Malignant - adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) Subversive - adj. in opposition to a civil authority or government; noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution Revolutionary - adj. markedly new or introducing radical change; noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution Enterprise - noun an organization created for business ventures Linger - verb take one's time; proceed slowly; leave slowly and hesitantly Address - verb speak to; give a speech to Suppress - verb to put down by force or authority; put out of one's consciousness; keep under control; keep in check; control and refrain from showing; of emotions; come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority Boar - noun an uncastrated male hog having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine com Dregs - noun sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid Flit - noun a secret move (to avoid paying debts); a sudden quick movement; verb move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart Simultaneously - adv. at the same instant Creature - noun a human being; `wight' is an archaic term; a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else