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Animal Farm (Chapter 5)
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pretext
a false reason, deceptive excuse (n.)
blithely
in a joyous manner (adv.)
prance
move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently) (v.)
breeches
trousers ending above the knee (n.)
gaiters
a covering for shoes (n.)
publican
tax collector (n.)
manifestly
obviously (adv.)
ratified
formally approved (v.)
sow
to scatter over land for growth, as seed (v.)
acreage
quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land (n.)
liable
legally responsible (adj.)
silage
forage that is chopped and stored, which excludes oxygen (n.)
slag
the residue or mass of metal left after smelting; worthless matter (n.)
cartage
pushing things in a cart (n.)
biding
staying, waiting (v.)
controversy
dispute; debate; quarrel (n.)
dynamo
an electric generator (n.)
conjured
called to mind (v.)
incubators
a machine that uses heat to hatch eggs (n.)
cranks
converts circular motion to linear motion (n.)
aloof
withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice) (adj.)
restive
impatient, uneasy, or restless (adj.)
conquered
defeated in battle (v.)
advocate
to support (v.)
eloquence
powerful and effective language (n.)
sordid
dirty; filthy (adj.)
harrow
to disturb keenly or painfully, distress in the mind, feelings (v.)
reaper
those who gather a crop by cutting (n.)
binder
substances that bind, or hold products together (n.)
baying
a deep prolonged howl (v.)
bounding
jumping and leaping (v.)
salute
a formal military gesture of respect (v. or n.)
expulsion
the act of forcing out someone or something (n.)
articulate
able to speak clearly and expressively (v.)
menacing
threatening or suggestive of coming danger (v. or adj.)
motto
brief statement used to express a principle (n.)
moonshine
impossibility (n.)
disinterred
removed from the grave (v.)
stump
base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down (n.)
gruff
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion (adj.)
sly
clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions (adj.)
interference
anything that gets in the way of clear communication (n.)
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