Vocab. List 11
Define “lucid”
easily understood; rational; clear; clear-minded
Define
“despot”
monarch with unlimited power
Define
“piety”
devotion and reverence, especially to god and family
What is having to do with the heavens; divine?
Celestial
What is the name of the farm?
Manor Farm
Which word goes before cheese, beans and quartet?
String
NAME TWO SYNONYMS FOR “tawdry"
gaudy and cheap
NAME TWO SYNONYMS FOR “philistine"
Uncultured, uncivilized, narrow-minded
NAME TWO SYNONYMS FOR “enigma"
Conundrum, puzzle, bewilderment
NAME TWO SYNONYMS FOR “zenith"
Acme, apex, altitude, apogee, cap
Who had a strange dream?
Old Major
Who played Neo in The Matrix?
Keanu Reeves
NAME TWO ANTONYMS FOR “rejuvenate"
weaken. debilitate. enervate
NAME TWO ANTONYMS FOR “tedious”
Easy, exciting, eventful
NAME TWO ANTONYMS FOR “altruistic”
Stingy, uncharitable, selfish
Name two antonyms for “desecrate”
Honor, protect, purify
Name one of the two people represented by Old Major?
Karl Marx
Or
Vladimir Lenin
What is another word for lexicon?
dictionary
DEFINE “scapegoat"
one taking the blame for the mistake and crimes of others
Define
“aloof”
indifferent; unsympathetic; not interested; apart
absurd; wildly fanciful
chimerical
What is permitting more than one interpretation; not clearly defined?
ambiguous
In one word what is Old Major's message to the animals?
Rebellion
What Greek mythological woman brought evil into the world when curiosity drove her to open a box?
Pandora
DEFINE
“enervate”
to weaken; to lessen the strength of
to put in a less important position; to assign; to banish
relegate
beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable
unimpeachable
What is rashness; foolish or reckless boldness?
temerity
Describe the animals according to Old Major.
Miserable, Laborious, & short
What musical, featuring gangs named the Sharks and the Jets, is loosely based on Romeo and Juliet?