Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Responsible by law; legally answerable
Liable
To stress, single out as important
Accentuate
"It was noticed that they were especially _____ to break into "Four legs good, two legs bad" at crucial moments in Snowball's speeches. Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the Farmer and Stockbreeder which he had found in the farmhouse, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements. "
liable
"The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices _____, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs."
timidly
Well meaning and kindly
Benevolent
Relating to an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something
Primitive
Anger or annoyance provokes by what is perceived as unfair treatment
"It had come to be accepted that the pigs, who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals, should decide all questions of farm policy, though their decisions had to be ____ by a majority vote."
ratified
"Stone would have to be carried and built up into walls, then the sails would have to be made and after that there would be need for dynamos and cables. (How these were to be ____, Snowball did not say.)"
procured
Quick and light in movement or action; agile
Nimble
Signed or given formal consent; made official
Ratified
Obtained with care or effort
"They had all the more reason for doing so because the news of their defeat had spread across the countryside and made the animals on the neighbouring farms more ____ than ever."
Restive
"There was a cry of _____, and everyone began thinking out ways of catching Snowball if he should ever come back."
Indignation
A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior, or for a chain of reasoning
Principle
Unable to keep still or silent; especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom
Restive
A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility
repose
"The animals had never heard of anything of this kind before (for the farm was an old-fashioned one and had only the most ____ machinery), and they listened in astonishment while Snowball conjured up pictures of fantastic machines which would do their work for them while they grazed at their ease in the fields or improved their minds with reading and conversation "
primitive
"You would not rob us of our ____, would you, Comrades? You would not have us too tired to carry out our duties? Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?"
repose
lack of fairness or justice
Injustice
Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
Sordid
Lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery
Timidly
"In glowing sentences he painted a picture of Animal Farm as it might be when ____ labour was lifted from the animals' backs."
Sordid
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Having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute
Shrewd