Animal Farm chapters 1-10 Vocabulary

Cynical

• silly
• tending to disbelieve
• trusting
• eager

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

abolish

• to get rid of
• to get even with
• to accept
• to anger

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

tormentors

• people who cause pain, make fun of others
• people who like to spend time with others
• people who teach
• people who take chances

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

cryptic

• masterful, hateful
• mysterious, hidden
• careful
• creative

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

principle

• a task
• a story
• a school leader
• a law or rule

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

flogging

• to beat with a stick
• to buy 
• to be more skilled than others
• to revolt

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

ignominious

• shameful, disgraceful
• shedding, disguising
• ignorant
• illegitimate

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

procure

• to go on a trip
• to generate ideas
• to poke
• to get or obtain

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

retribution

• punishment, payback
• restore, forgive
• intuition
• retro

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

cower

• to crouch or huddle up in fear, cringe
• to confront bravely
• to cover up
• to cultivate

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4