Animal Farm Chapters 6-10 Vocabulary

thwart

hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire

capitulate

surrender under agreed conditions

pervade

spread or diffuse through

frisk

play boisterously

countenance

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

retinue

the group following and attending to some important person

skulk

lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

machination

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends

privy

informed about something secret or not generally known

censure

rebuke formally

beatific

resembling or befitting an angel or saint

conciliatory

intended or likely to placate or pacify

contrive

make or work out a plan for; devise

poultice

a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin

superannuated

too old to be useful

inebriate

a chronic drinker

morose

showing a brooding ill humor

taciturn

habitually reserved and uncommunicative

insoluble

without hope of solution

subsist

support oneself

subversive

in opposition to an established system or government

dregs

sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

incumbent

necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

eminent

having an illustrious reputation; respected

frugal

avoiding waste