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Lord of the Flies vocabulary. Chapters 4-6. Ineffectual (adj). Useless; powerless “Piggy tiptoed to the triangle, his ineffectual protest made, and joined the others.”. Leviathan (n). Something very large; (based on a giant sea creature in the Bible)
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Lord of the Flies vocabulary Chapters 4-6
Ineffectual (adj) • Useless; powerless • “Piggy tiptoed to the triangle, his ineffectual protest made, and joined the others.”
Leviathan (n) • Something very large; (based on a giant sea creature in the Bible) • “Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose, the weed streamed, and the water boiled over the table rock with a roar.”
Clamor (n) • A loud outcry; a great disorder • “Tall trunks bore unexpected pale flowers all the way up to the dark canopy where life went on clamorously.”
Incredulous (adj) • Skeptical; disbelieving • “They were twins, and the eye was shocked and incredulous at such cheery duplication.”
Gyrate (v) • To revolve or spin • “Jack broke out of his gyration and stood facing Ralph.”
Opaque (adj) • Impenetrable by light • “The opaque, mad look came into his eyes again.”
Lamentation (n) • Weeping due to mourning • "At first he was a silent effigy of sorrow; but then the lamentation rose out of him."
Diffidently (adv) • With hesitation • "Diffidently, Simon allowed his pace to slacken until he was walking side by side with Ralph and looking up a him through the coarse black hair..."
Effigy (n) • A representation • Most often, the word is used when someone is burned in effigy • "At first he was a silent effigy of sorrow; but then the lamentation rose out of him."
Swarthy (adj) • Darkness (of skin) • "When Roger opened his eyes and saw him [Jack], a darker shadow crept beneath the swarthiness of his skin..."
Interminable (adj) • Seemingly without end • "An interminable dawn faded the stars out, and at last light, sad and gray, filtered into the shelter."