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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies. Vocabulary: CH 5. ludicrous. ridiculous, absurd. Example:. "But Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains.". effigy. representation. Example:. "At first he was a silent effigy of sorrow; but then the lamentation rose out of him.". lamentation. weeping, crying.

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Lord of the Flies

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  1. Lord of the Flies Vocabulary: CH 5

  2. ludicrous • ridiculous, absurd

  3. Example: "But Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains."

  4. effigy • representation

  5. Example: "At first he was a silent effigy of sorrow; but then the lamentation rose out of him."

  6. lamentation • weeping, crying

  7. Example: "At first he was a silent effigy of sorrow; but then the lamentation rose out of him."

  8. decorum • proper manners and good taste

  9. Example: "That was from Piggy, shocked out of decorum."

  10. inarticulate • unable to speak

  11. Example: "Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind's essential illness."

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