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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies. Vocabulary review. Chp. 1-2. Specious : Plausible but actually false Skewed : Turned to one side Bastion : A well-fortified position Hiatus : A break Gesticulated : Made hand motions Ebullience : Zestful enthusiasm Pall : Gloomy effect. Chp. 3-4. Festooned :

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Lord of the Flies

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  1. Lord of the Flies Vocabulary review

  2. Chp. 1-2 • Specious: • Plausible but actually false • Skewed: • Turned to one side • Bastion: • A well-fortified position • Hiatus: • A break • Gesticulated: • Made hand motions • Ebullience: • Zestful enthusiasm • Pall: • Gloomy effect

  3. Chp. 3-4 • Festooned: • Decorated • Inscrutable: • Impenetrable • Opaque: • Light can’t get through • Declivities: • Downward slopes • Impalpable: • Intangible; not perceived by touch • Sinewy: • Lean and muscular • Tacitly: • Without being spoken

  4. Chp. 5-6 • Improvisation: • To invent without preparation • Apex: • The highest point • Derisive: • scornful • Effigy: • A likeness or image • Tempestuously: • Like a storm; turbulently • Incantation: • A verbal charm or spell • Incredulity: • Disbelief • Taut: • Tight

  5. Chp. 7-8 • Coverts: • Thick underbrush providing cover • Obtuseness: • Dullness; flatness; lack of sharp edges • Luxuriance: • Having rich or profuse growth • Impervious: • Incapable of being affected • Rebuke: • To criticize or reprimand • Sanctity: • Sacredness; holiness • Maternal: • Relating to motherhood • Cynicism: • Attitude scornful or the motives of others

  6. Chp. 9-11 • Derision: • Scorn or ridicule • Assimilating: • Absorbing • Purged: • Free from impurities • Myopia: • Visual defect– nearsightedness • Propitiatingly: • Appeasingly; trying to please • Pinnacles: • Tall, pointed formation • Truculently: • Disposed to fight

  7. Chp. 12 • Eclipsed: • Obscured; blocked from view • Inimical: • Unfriendly; hostile • Elephantine: • Ponderously clumsy • Crepitation: • Crackling sound • Excruciatingly: • Intensely; painfully • Glamour: • Magic spell

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