Vocab 11/4 Flashcards
Doubious
- dubious
a. fraught with uncertainty or doubt
b. The decrease in size, from Ralph down, was gradual; and though there
was a dubious region inhabited by Simon and Robert and Maurice,
nevertheless no one had any difficulty in recognizing biguns at one end
and littluns at the other.
belligerence
a. hostile or warlike attitude or nature
b. Percival was mouse-colored and had not been very attractive even to his
mother; Johnny was well built, with fair hair and a natural belligerence
Impalpable
a. not perceptible to the touch
b. With impalpable organs of sense they examined this new field
Gesticulate
a. show, express, or direct through movement
b. In a moment the platform was full of arguing, gesticulating shadows.
Tempestuous
a. characterized by violent emotions or behavior
b. A shadow fronted him tempestuously
Interminable
a. tiresomely long; seemingly without end
b. An interminable dawn faded the stars out, and at last light, sad and grey,
filtered into the shelter.
Embroil
a. force into some kind of situation or course of action
b. Piggy, finding himself uncomfortably embroiled, slid the conch to Ralph’s
knees and sat down.
Clamber
a. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
b. Here and there they could clamber over wave-wet rock, leaping across
clear pools that the tide had left.
Impervious
a. not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
b. So they sat, the rocking, tapping, impervious Roger and Ralph, fuming;
round them the close sky was loaded with stars, save where the mountain
punched up a hole of blackness.
Bravado
a. a swaggering show of courage
b. Ralph surprised himself, not so much by the quality of his voice, which
was even, but by the bravado of its intention.
Tremulous
a. quivering as from weakness or fear
b. Jack’s voice went on, tremulous yet determined, pushing against the
uncooperative silence.
Sodden
a. wet through and through; thoroughly wet
b. Much of it was damply rotten and full of insects that scurried; logs had to
be lined from the soil with care or they crumbled into sodden powder.
Illusive
a. based on or having the nature of a fantasy
b. There were no shadows under the trees but everywhere a pearly stillness,
so that what was real seemed illusive and without definition
Alight
a. settle or come to rest
b. Gorged, they alighted by his runnels of sweat and drank.
Iridescent
a. varying in color when seen in different lights
