Chapter 7 Flashcards
propitiatingly
to do something in an appeasing or pacifying manner; to do something in hopes of creating favor/goodwill.
pg 192 - “I hadn’t,” said Ralph loudly. “I knew it all the time. I hadn’t forgotten.”
Piggy nodded propitiatingly.
“You’re chief, Ralph. You remember everything.”
truculently
savagely; ferociously; aggressively
pg 196 - Truculently they squared up to each other but kept just out of fighting distance.
cessation
a stopping; end; termination
pg 198 - Piggy, reassured by the cessation of violence, stood up carefully.
talisman
an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers; lucky charm
pg 200 - By him stood Piggy still holding out the talisman, the fragile, shining beauty of the shell.
fatal
causing death; deadly; lethal
pg 204 - But then fatal unreasoning knowledge came to him again.
inimical
hostile; unfriendly; harmful
pg 207 - To carry he must speak louder; and this would rouse those striped and inimical creatures from their feasting by the fire.
ensconce
settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
pg 212 - At first light he would creep into the thicket, squeeze between the twisted stems, ensconce himself so deep that only a crawler like himself could come through, and that crawler would be jabbed.
cordon
a line of people enclosing an area to prevent access
pg 212 - There he would sit, and the search would pass him by, and the cordon waver on, ululating along the island, and he would be free.
ululating
crying loudly; howling or wailing
pg 212 - There he would sit, and the search would pass him by, and the cordon waver on, ululating along the island, and he would be free.
crepitation
a crackling or rattling sound
pg 216 - He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane.
