Lord Of The Flies Chapter 4-6

Question 0

Mirage

Answer 0

“Ralph lolled in the water. Sleep enveloped him like the swathing mirages that were wrestling with the brilliance of the lagoon.”
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
Certainly, the vision might turn out to be a mirage.

Question 1

Blatant

Answer 1

“Strange things happened at midday. The glittering sea rose up, moved apart in planes of blatant impossibility;”
brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.
The answer seemed obvious: blatant, pervasive patterns of gender segregation across the workforce.

Question 2

Taboo

Answer 2

“Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life.”

proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.

Question 3

Sinewy

Answer 3

“Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them.”
having strong sinews: a sinewy back.
of or like sinews; tough, firm, braided, or resilient: a sinewy rope.
Once the picker had roared past, he studied the sinewy.

Question 4

Malevolently

Answer 4

“Piggy grabbed and put on the glasses. He looked malevolently at Jack”
wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
This anthropomorphically loaded deity might equally well be malevolent or just plain neutral.

Question 5

Ludicrous

Answer 5

“But Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains.”
causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
And that it’s ludicrous to submit academic writing samples for these kinds of jobs.

Question 6

Ineffectual

Answer 6

“He paused for a moment and automatically pushed back his hair. Piggy tiptoed to the triangle, his ineffectual protest made, and joined the others.”
without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
Such examples of ineffectual commitments on the part of the food industry abound.

Question 7

Jeer

Answer 7

“He stopped, facing the strip; and remembering that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a brighter childhood, he smiled jeeringly.”
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don’t jeer unless you can do better.
Fans greeted him with boos and continued to jeer as he spoke, and some made a thumbs-down gesture.

Question 8

Indigo

Answer 8

a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
These conquistadors began gold mining, soon enhancing this with industries in sugar, coffee and indigo.

Question 9

Inarticulate

Answer 9

lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
Even then, employers say that many graduates emerge inarticulate, unable to think critically and barely able to read or write.

Question 10

Theorem

Answer 10

“Ralph answered in the cautious voice of one who rehearses a theorem.”
Mathematics. a theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas.
As for the last sentence, a statement for which there is no known proof is not a theorem or even a proto-theorem.

Question 11

Appall

Answer 11

“Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them.”

to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay: He was appalled by the damage from the fire. I am appalled at your mistakes.
It should appall wine snobs, beer swillers and even teetotalers.

Question 12

Leviathan

Answer 12

“Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose, the weed streamed, and the water boiled over the table rock with a roar.”
(often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
any huge marine animal, as the whale.
anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship.
(initial capital letter, italics) a philosophical work (1651) by Thomas Hobbes dealing with the political organization of society.

Question 13

Mutinous

Answer 13

“Mutinously, the boys fell silent or muttering.
Jack led the way down the rock and across the bridge.”
disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
Negotiations with the mutinous crew continued tonight.