Lord of the Flies - Chapters 7-12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 intimidating | bully, frighten, or fear Example: Then there was a creature bounding along the pig track toward him, with tusks gleaming and an intimidating grunt. (v-p. 113) |
| apprehension | anxiety, dread Example: Ralph was full of fright and apprehension and pride. (v-p.113) |
| traverses | to pass or crossover something. Example: There were little cliffs to be scaled, some to be used as paths, lengthy traverses where one used hands as well as feet.(n-p.117) |
| infuriate | extremely annoying or displeasing Example: Ralph looked back at Jack, seeing him, infuriatingly, for the first time. (adj.p.117) |
| antagonism | actively expressed dislike or hostility Example:Ralph siged, sensing the rising antagonism, understanding that this was how Jack felt as soon as he ceased to lead.(n-118) |
| scuttling | running or moving swiftly Example: There came the sound of boys cuttling away, running through the forest. (v-p.120) |
| mockery | humor, ridicle, or satire Example: Ralph heard the sarcastic mockery and hated Jack. (n-121) |
| impervious | not admitting passage or affected by hurt Example: So they sat, the rocking, tapping, impervious Roger and Ralph, fuming; round them the close sky was loaded with stars, save where the mountain punched up a hole of blackness. (adj-p.121) |
| tremuluous | trembling; fearful Example: Jack's voice went up, tremulous yet determined, pushing against the uncooperative silence. (v-p.126) |
| derisive | abusing and mocking verbally Example: Simon broke off and turned to Piggy who was looking at him with an expression of derisive incomprehension. (adj.p.128) |
| covert | secret or hidden shelter Example: "He stopped before a covert. In there." (n-p.134) |
| cynicism | feeling a distrust or negativity Example: "The half-shut eyes were dim with the infinite cynicism of adult life." (n-p.137) |
| illusive | deceptive, based on illusion Example: "There were no shadows under the trees, but everywhere a pearly stillness, so that what was real seemed illusive and without definition." (adj-p.138) |
| demoniac | suggesting possession by a demon Example: "Demoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling, so that the littluns fled screamng." (adj.-p.140) |
| parody | humor or satire; making fun of someone Example: "The tangle of lines showed him the mechanics of this parody; he examined the white nasal bones, the teeth, thee colors of corruption." (n-p.146) |
| protruded | stuck out Example: "His stomach protruded out and the water dried on it." (v-p.148) |
| emphatically | forefully;without question and beyond doubt Example: "Quite clearly and emphatically, and only a yard or so away from the back of the shelter, a stick cracked." (adv.-p.166) |
| multitudinous | too numerous to be counted Example: "there was silence, except for the multitudinous murmur of the bees." (adv.p.173) |
| propitiatingly | goodwill; considerate Example: "Piggy nooded propitiatingly to win the favor of Ralph." (adv-p.173) |
| vitality | energetic, vigorious style Example: "Behind him came the twins, worried now for a while but fullof unquenchable vitality." (n-p.173) |
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