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Animal Farmby George Orwell
VOCABULARY – Chapter 1
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scullery• Small kitchen• Work area at the back of a house• “He drew himself a last glass of
beer from the barrel in the scullery.”
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ensconced• Established, settled in place• “Major was already ensconced on
his bed of straw.”
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benevolent• Good, kindly• “Major was a majestic-looking
pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.”
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cynical• mocking, critical• “Benjamin seldom talked, and
when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark.”
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laborious• Requiring hard work (labor)• “Let us face it: our lives are
miserable, laborious, and short.”
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fate• development of events beyond
one’s control• “Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate.”
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tyranny• cruel, oppressive use of power• “All the evils of this life of ours
spring from the tyranny of human beings.”
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dissentients• those who oppose majority
opinion (those who dissent)• “There were only four
dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides.”
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vices• Immoral or wicked behaviors,
weaknesses in character• “Even when you have conquered
Man, do not adopt his vices. No animal must ever live in a house, or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade. All the habits of Man are evil.”
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number 6 shot• Small balls of lead (smaller
number = larger balls of lead)• “He let fly a charge of number 6
shot into the darkness.”