Animal Farm Vocab Quiz Chapters 5-6

Pretext

• a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason

• a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

• requiring considerable time and effort.

• anger or annoyance  provoked by what is perceived as unfair  treatment.

Blithely

• fluent or  persuasive  speaking or writing.

• a firm decision to do or not to do something.

• dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse).

• in a happy or carefree  manner.

Dynamo

• a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

• unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or  dissatisfaction.

• gather; build up.

• requiring considerable time and effort.

Restive

• 1.      responsible by law; legally answerable.

  2. likely to do or to be something.

• requiring considerable time and effort.

• unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or  dissatisfaction.

•  to become spread throughout all parts of

Eloquence

• fluent or  persuasive speaking or writing.

• feeling or showing deep and solemn  respect.

• astonishment and shock.

• shout loudly and  insistently.

Liable

•  to become spread throughout all parts of

• feeling or showing deep and solemn  respect.

• gather; build up.

• 1.      responsible by law; legally answerable.

  2. likely to do or to be something.

Disinterred

• intended or likely to placate or  pacify

• dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse).

• a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an  opponent or achieve an end.

• tending not to speak much

Reverent

• feeling or showing deep and solemn  respect.

• the quality of intending to cause harm

• shout loudly and  insistently.

• the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping.

Idle

• astonishment and shock.

• a firm decision to do or not to do something.

• to spend time doing nothing.

• at the same time.

Accumulated

• requiring considerable time and effort.

• to spend time doing nothing.

• the action or process of forcing someone to leave a place.

• gather; build up.