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Animal Farm
Vocabulary List 4 (Chapters 9-10)
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Literature
10th Grade
04/20/2011

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Term
complicity
[kuh m-plis-i-tee]
Definition
(n.)—involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime.
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indignantly
[in-dig-nuh nt-lee]
Definition
(adj.)—angered at something unjust or wrong
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uproarious
[uhp-rawr-ee-uh s]
Definition
(adj.)—noisy; loud
[Note: Think of “uproar.”]
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demeanor
[dih-mee-ner]
Definition
(n.)—behavior; conduct
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superannuated
[soo-per-an-yoo-ay-tid]
Definition
(adj.)–retired because of age; obsolete (can refer to a living being or object)
·Example: Superannuated ideas
·Highlight “super” and “annua.” Super is a prefix meaning “over and above” and “annua” has to do with years (such as “annual”).
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contemptuously
[kuh n-temp-choo-uh s]
Definition
(adv.)–in a way that expresses disapproval or disgust
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malignant
[muh-lig-nuh nt]
Definition
(adj.) dangerous; harmful
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custom
[kuhs-tuh m]
Definition
(n.)—a usual or habitual practice
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taciturn (adj.)
[tass-ih-turn]
Definition
(adj.)– silent and reserved (especially in speech)
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upstanding
[uhp-stan-ding]
Definition
(adj.)—honorable; morally upright
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insoluble
[in-sol-yuh-buh l]
Definition
(adj.)—not capable of being solved
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morose
[muh-rohs]
Definition
(adj.) – gloomy (as a person or mood)
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eminent
[em-uh-nuh nt]
Definition
(adj.) – high in rank; prominent or distinguished
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inebriated
[in-ee-bree-yet]
Definition
(adj.)—drunk/intoxicated, either from alcohol or from emotion; confused
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imperishable
[im-per-i-shuh-buh l]
Definition
(adj.)-indestructible; enduring
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frugally
[froo-guh l-lee]
Definition
(adv.)—not wasteful; thrifty
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