Animal Farm
Vocabulary by Context Clues
Chapters 7-10
Mrs Arguello
English I
Directions
• Take out a piece of paper.
• Your teacher is going to show you 8 sentences,
each with one vocabulary word underlined.
• Use the context clues to determine the
meaning of the vocabulary word.
• Write the word and your definition on a piece
of paper.
• Keep the paper in the clips of your folder for a
vocabulary test.
emboldened
• Emboldened by the collapse of the windmill,
the human beings were inventing fresh lies
about Animal Farm.
encouraged
hurt
disappointed
sympathetic
capitulated
For five days the hens held out in their protest,
then they capitulated and went back to their
nesting boxes.
finished laying eggs
gave up all resistance
settled for less power
continued their protest
lurking
"For we have reason to think that some of
Snowball's secret agents are lurking among us
at this moment!“
living
running away
arguing
hiding
countenance
Boxer stood ready to crush one of Napoleon’s
dogs. Napoleon appeared to change
countenance, and sharply ordered Boxer to let
the dog go . . . .
desire for power
desire for revenge
facial expression
tone of voice
tumult
To the amazement of everyone, three of the
dogs flung themselves upon Boxer. Boxer saw
them coming and put out his great hoof,
caught a dog in mid-air, and pinned him to the
ground… Presently the tumult died down.
commotion
speeches
work
blood-thirst
retinue
• When he did appear, he was attended not
only by his retinue of dogs but by a black
cockerel who marched in front of him and
acted as a kind of trumpeter . . . .
those trained as attack animals
those accompanying a person of importance
those who ridicule a person of importance
impending
As the summer wore on, and the windmill neared
completion, the rumors of an impending
treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger.
about to be dangerous
about to take place
scheduled to take place
about to be victorious
conciliatory
• In addition, four pigeons were sent to
Foxwood with a conciliatory message, which it
was hoped might re-establish good relations
with Pilkington.
peace-making
violent
polite
hurtful
Directions
• Take out your Animal Farm vocabulary paper.
• Your teacher is going to show you 8 sentences,
each with one vocabulary word underlined.
• Use the context clues to determine the
meaning of the vocabulary word.
• Write the word and your definition on a piece
of paper.
• Keep the paper in the clips of your folder for a
vocabulary test.
superannuated
At the beginning, when the laws of Animal Farm
were first formulated, the retiring age had been
fixed for horses and pigs at twelve, for cows at
fourteen, and for hens at five… it was rumoured
that a corner of the large pasture was to be
fenced off and turned into a grazing-ground for
superannuated animals.
hardworking
accomplished
retired
decorated
pension
Boxer’s twelfth birthday was due in late summer
of the following year. ..He did not care what
happened so long as a good store of stone was
accumulated before he went on pension.
prison
retirement benefit
death watch
leave of absence
unanimously
There was only one candidate, Napoleon, who
was elected unanimously.
infrequently in agreement
in complete agreement
by a large margin
barely
solemnly
"Up there, comrades," he would say solemnly,
pointing to the sky with his large beak--"up
there, just on the other side of that dark cloud
that you can see--there it lies, Sugarcandy
Mountain . . . ."
seriously
eagerly
absent-mindedly
wisely
contemptuously
They all declared contemptuously that his
stories about Sugarcandy Mountain were lies .
repetitively
scornfully
elaborately
shamefully
inebriate
Jones too was dead--he had died in an
inebriates‘ home in another part of the
country.
drunkard
farmer
loser
soldier
filial
They accepted everything that they were told about
the Rebellion and the principles of Animalism,
especially from Clover, for whom they had an
almost filial respect; but it was doubtful whether
they understood very much of it.
befitting a son or daughter
appropriate
absolute
befitting an older person
simultaneously
The source of the trouble appeared to be that
Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played
an ace of spades simultaneously.
as opposed to the rules
with frequency
at the same time
sitting across from each other