Napolean’s speech to the crowd was composed of nothing but ___, a bitter railing against the animals’ opponents.
digressions
diatribes
platitudes
machinations
acclimations
The pigs authorized ___ because they wanted to have a complete enumeration of the farm’s population.
a discontinuance
an appointment
a waiver
a census
a levy
Influenced by group pressures, people tend to ___ in order to gain social approval and avoid being ___.
comply…revered
flinch…denounced
conform…rejected
obey…accepted
defer…respected
“Less government spending” is ___ of this political party, a belief shared by most members.
an acronym
a retraction
a tenet
a plight
a prospectus
Freedom of expression is not necessarily a ___ force; communities that encourage it often feel less threatened by social unrest than do those in which dissent is ___.
revolutionary…promoted
positive…prohibited
successful…protested
divisive…restricted
militant…fostered
The writings of George Orwell, which are extraordinarily ___ and worldly, provide insight into this ___ and perceptive man.
sophisticated…profound
specialized…provincial
altruistic…self-centered
naïve…masterful
volatile…gentle
British novels of the early twentieth century were often more stylistically innovative than American novelist of the same period.
American novelists of the same period
American novels of the same period
Americans whose novels were of the same period
That of the same period by Americans
The same period of American novels
Napoleon said the report was significant; Snowball contradicted him, saying that all the information presented was ____.
contemporary
scintillating
objective
irrevocable
immaterial
The professor argues that every grassroots movement needs ___: without this public declaration of motives, there can be no cohesive organization.
an invocation
a manifesto
an arbitration
a mandate
Although his opinions are ___, his word is not gospel and his report will not be without its ___.
valid…adherents
personal…partisans
respected…critics
familiar…negotiators
confusing…misinterpretors