Lord of the Flies Set 4
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Apex | the highest point (of something); the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars |
| Flourish | the act of waving;a showy gesture |
| Row | noisy argument |
| Discursive | (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects;rambling |
| Theorem | an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth; a proposition deducible from basic postulates |
| Taut | mentally strain; pulled or drawn tight |
| Peaked | pointed;having a sickly appearance |
| Interminable | endless;tiresomely long |
| Diffidently | shyly; reservedly |
| Plinth | an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue);a square base or a lower block |
| Curt | brief and to the point;marked by rude or peremptory shortness |
| Brandishing | shaking or waving threateningly;waving about in a threatening manner |
| Blundered | to move clumsily;made a foolish mistake |
| Crestfallen | brought low in spirit;discouraged, dejected, downcast |
| Infuriatingly | in a way that makes one very angry;Causing anger or outrage |
| Impervious | not admitting of passage or capable of being affected;not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| Effigy | a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture);a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group |
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