Animal Farm 2 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Arable
Used or suitable for growing crops (ADJ.)
Bon Mot
A witty remark (noun)
Canvassing
A present participle (verb)
Capitulated
Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand ; surrender (verb)
Categorically
In a way that is unambiguously explicit & direct (adverb)
Censured
Express severe disapproval of someone / something especially in a formal statement (verb)
Conciliatory
Intended or likely to placate or pacify (ADJ.)
Impending
About to happen (verb)
Incumbent
Necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility (ADJ.)
Intermediary
A person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement / reconciliation; a mediator (noun)
License
A permit form an authority to own / use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (noun)
Machinations
A plot or scheme (noun)
Malignity
An instance of malignit / malicious behavior / nature
Perpendicularity
The property of being perpendicular; two lines cross each other to make a 90 degree angle
Pretext
A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the same reason (noun)
Retribution
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong / criminal act (noun)
Sordid
Involving ignoble actions & motives, arousing moral distaste & contempt
Superannuated
Regular payment, made into a fund by an employee toward future pension (noun)
