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Vocabulary

Vocabulary . Chapters 3 - 5. First of all…. Writing Assignment 2: Due Monday, Feb. 20

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Chapters 3 - 5

  2. First of all… • Writing Assignment 2: Due Monday, Feb. 20 • “The book is an allegory. The boys are presented as typical of human nature as it is essentially. Their isolation on an island is a device whereby the author is able to transcend what he would consider the façade of civilization in order to reach man as he truly is.” (J. Egan) What is human nature? What do you believe? How does Golding present human nature? Provide at least three quotes from the text and three real world examples to support your answer. For the A: 250 words and three quotations with page numbers and interpretation.

  3. Ch. 3 • Abyss – an immeasurably deep gulf or great space • Inscrutable – mysterious, hard to grasp • Vicissitudes – natural changes or mutations visible in nature or in human affairs; fluctuations of states or conditions

  4. Ch. 3 • Contrite – expressing remorse for one’s sins or shortcomings • Incredulous – disbelieving; skeptical • Susurration – A whispering sound; a murmur

  5. Ch. 4 • Opalescence – a reflection of iridescent light, which exhibits a play of colors, producing rainbow effects Opal • Blatant – completely obvious • Impalpable – incapable of being felt by touch, intangible

  6. Ch. 4 • Myriad – an immense number • Taboo – banned on grounds of morality or taste • Tacitly – expressed or carried out without words; silently • Errant – straying outside the proper path or bounds • Malevolently – viciously; spitefully; hatefully

  7. Ch. 5 • Jeeringly – mockingly, tauntingly • Lamentably – regrettably; mournfully • Ludicrous – amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity • Expansively – with delusions of self-importance; increasingly

  8. Ch. 5 • Effigy – an image or representation, especially of a person • Perilous – hazardous; dangerous • Tempestuously – violently; agitatedly • Discursive – moving from one topic to another

  9. Words • Abyss • Inscrutable • Vicissitudes • Contrite • Incredulous • Susurration • Opalescence • Blatant • Impalpable • Myriad • Taboo • Tacitly • Errant • Malevolently • Jeeringly • Lamentably • Ludicrous • Expansively • Effigy • Perilous • Tempestuously • Discursive

  10. FOIL • A foil is a character who serves as a contrast for another character, to highlight or emphasize another character’s traits • Oftentimes the foil is very similar to the primary character in many ways, with one or two major differences

  11. Something I want to talk about • “He wants to know what you’re going to do about the snake-thing…A snake-thing. Ever so big. He saw it.” • “Where?” • “In the woods.” • Pages 35-36

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