Animal Farm Vocab

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Capitalism

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a free market of economic system where there is private

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Communism

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a social system where all share equally and the poor do not suffer at the hands of the rich; control is achieved by violent revolution.

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Propaganda

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biased, one sided communication used to influence thoughts and actions

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comrade

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a fellow member of a group

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spinney

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a small woods

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trotter

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the foot of an animal who had four feet, especially used for pigs and sheep

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statistics

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collected mathematical data which can be interpreted several ways

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commandments

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a group of commands one is supposed to follow

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scapegoat

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a person or group that is blamed for others' words or deeds

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republic

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any group of people working freely for the same cause

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socialism

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a social system where the workers possess political and economic power; control is achieved democratically

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tyrant

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a ruler who uses power in a harsh, cruel manner

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traitor

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a person who betrays his country or a cause

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fascism

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a government run by an all powerful dictator

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quarry

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an open pit from which stone is taken.

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pension

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a sum of money or goods given regularly after retirement

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knoll

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a small, rounded hill

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knacker

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a person who buys worn out farm animals for fertilizer of pet food

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maxim

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a brief statement made of a rule of conduct

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superannuated

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to allow to retire because of old age or illness

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boar

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a male pig

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omniscient narrator

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the teller of the story knows everything, more than the characters know

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allegory

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a story where the characters and plot stand for other ideas

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theme

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a lesson about life that a piece of literature tries to express

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irony

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the contrast between what something seems to be and what it is; the reader usually knows more than the character

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satire

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to make fun of certain human traits or characteristics

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symbol

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an object that stands for an idea

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threshing

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to seperate the grain and seeds from straw

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ignominious

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deserving the grain and seeds from straw

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mangels

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large beets grown for cattle food

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toil

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to work very hard

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hitherto

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until this time, up to now

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countenance

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the expression of the face

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gambolled

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to frisk about, cavort

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accumulate

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to pile up or collect

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bon mot

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a clever saying

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masthead

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at the top of a vertical pole, flag

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prosperity

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having good fortune and financial success

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piebald

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spotted or patched, especially black and white

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taciturn

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silent, won't communicate

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bray

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to utter a loud, harsh cry

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whelp

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to give birth, usually said of dogs

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arable

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land you can plow

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tushes

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tusk

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rebellion

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an uprising intended to overthrow an existing government or authority

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chafe

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to irritate by rubbing

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scullery

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a room in which large houses where kitchen chores are done

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fortnight

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two weeks

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ty

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