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Lord of Flies Vocab
Chapters 9-12
Term | Definition |
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Corpulent | Large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat. |
Derision | Ridicule; mockery. |
Sauntered | To walk a leisurely gait; stroll. |
Abominable | Repugnantly hateful, detestable, loathsome. |
Assimilating | To take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb. |
Compelled | To force or drive, especially to a course of action. |
Luminous | Radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright. |
Myopia | Lack of foresight or discernment; obtuseness. |
Sniveling | To weep or cry with sniffling. |
Propitiatingly | To make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. |
Quavered | To shake tremulously; quiver or tremble. |
Truculently | Fierce; cruel; savagely brutal. |
Parried | To ward off, as in fencing; avert. |
Talisman | A stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm. |
Cynically | Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic. |
Acrid | Sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc. |
Cordon | A cord or braid worn for ornament or as a fastening, |
Ululating | To howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl. |
Elephantine | Huge, ponderous, or clumsy. |
Crepitation | To make a crackling sound; crackle. |
Epaulettes | An ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by military officers. |