Chapter 6 Flashcards
tempestuously
violently; agitatedly
pg 98 - A shadow fronted him tempestuously.
corpulent
fat; having a large, bulky body
pg 161 - Then as the blue material of the parachute collapsed the corpulent figure would bow forward, sighing, and the flies settle once more.
garlanded
adorned or crowned with a garland (a wreath of flowers and leaves worn on the head or hung as a decoration)
pg 164 - Before the party had started a great log had been dragged into the center of the lawn and Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol.
fluent
speaking or writing easily and smoothly, flowing gracefully
pg 156 - He started to laugh, then stopped and became fluent instead.
assimilating
comprehending; taking in; absorbing
pg 176 - He ceased to work at his tooth and sat still, assimilating the possibilities of irresponsible authority.
torrid
very hot, parching, burning; passionate
pg 176 - Sitting on the tremendous rock in the torrid sun, Roger received this news as an illumination
cynicism
the belief that all human action is motivated by selfishness
pg 151 - The half-shut eyes were dim with the infinite cynicism of adult life.
baulked/balked
hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
pg 217 - Any savage balked in the forest would utter the double shout and hold up the line till he was free again.
demented
mentally ill; insane
pg 167 - Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society
sanctity
Godliness; holiness
pg 142/143 - The wood he fetched was close at hand, a fallen tree on the platform that they did not need for the assembly, yet to the others the sanctity of the platform had protected even what was useless there.
