(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

Ex.: Snowball was the ________ for everything that went wrong on Animal Farm.

(v) taken out of a tomb or grave; dug up, uncovered

Ex.: In the case of unsolved murders, sometimes bodies are ________ in order to solve the mystery.

(adverb) in a way that is clear or obvious to the eye or mind

Ex.: It was ________ untrue that Napoleon had the best interests of the animals in mind.

(n) a person's face or facial expression

Ex.: Boxer's __________ fell when he saw the dead boy.

(adj) suitable for growing crops

Ex.: The fields at Animal Farm, if managed well, were highly _________.

(adj) stunned; amazed

Ex.: After the windstorm, the animals were ________ when they saw how utterly destroyed their windmill was.

(n) A political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens.

Ex.: Unfortunately, the Russian people are still the victims of _________.

(n) information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Ex.: Even today, the news is filled with ____________.

(n) an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect

Ex.: We will never reach a ________ until we live with God in Heaven.

(adj) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking

Ex.: The work of building the windmill was a _____________ task for the animals.

(adj) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Ex.: Many of the Russian people often lived in ____________ conditions when Tsar Nicholas II was in power.

(v) surrendered

Ex.: Typically, the animals quickly __________ to Napoleon's unfair demands; they were easily deceived.

(n) a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised

Ex.: The animals proudly flew their green flag from the ________ at Animal Farm.

(n) the ability to speak vividly or persuasively

Ex.: One reason Stalin was able to achieve power was because of his ___________.

(n) a person who owns or manages a pub; also, a tax collector

Ex.: The _____________ served his patrons a drink.

(n) Political groups that agree on objectives and policies; the origins of political parties.

Ex.: In the beginning at Animal Farm, there were _______ which disagreed on whether or not it was a good idea to build a windmill.

(adj) able to speak clearly

and expressively;

(v) to pronounce distinctly;

to express well in words

Ex.: Squealer was a very _________ spokesman for Napoleon, expertly spewing propaganda at every turn.

(n) a false reason, deceptive excuse

Ex.: Stalin purged hundreds of thousands of people on the _______ that they were enemies of the Russian people.

(n) Intense ill will, a strong desire to inflict harm

Ex.: With much __________, Stalin purged hundreds of thousands of people from Soviet population.