Lord of the Flies Part 3 Flashcards
cessation
stop (like cease)
composite
something made up of distinct parts; blend, mixture
delirious
filled with a frenzied excitement
distended
swollen from internal pressure
“Other boys were appearing now, tiny tots some of them, brown, with distended bellies of small savages.”
ensconce
conceal
illumination
the process of clarifying something; intellectual or spiritual enlightenment
impenetrable
unable to be entered
inimicle
hostile
“There was no reply. To carry he must speak louder; and this would rouse those striped and inimical creatures from their feasting by the fire.”
multitudinous
consisting of innumerable parts
“multitudinous murmur of bees”
myopia
near-sightedness
“The twins watched anxiously and Piggy sat expressionless behind the luminous wall of his myopia.”
obscurity
state of being unkown
“The savage peered into the obscurity beneath the thicket.”
parried
warded off the blow
“He [Jack] struck in a humming circle behind him and Ralph only just parried the blow.”
pinnacles
peaks, spires
purged
cleansed, freed
quavered
**with a *voice that trembled (shook)
talisman
object considered to be a charm against evil
theological
relating to the study of God
“I expect the beast disguised itself.” “Perhaps,” said the chief. A theological speculation presented itself.”
truculently
**feeling or showing verocity; savage
ululation
howling (urlare=to yell)
“‘Until we find you. We’ve got to give signals like this’. Eric raised his head and achieved a faint ululation by breathing on his open mouth.”
unquenchable
unstoppable; can’t be satisfied
“Behind him came the twins, worried now of a while but full of unquenchable vitality.”
