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LOTF - Ch 5&6
Vocabulary - Lord of the Flies - Chapter 5&6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rendered | caused to be; made |
| lamentable | woeful; involving sadness |
| ludicrous | ridiculous, preposterous |
| derisive | mocking; scornful |
| effigy | image; likeness |
| sough | to make a soft rustling, sighing or murmuring sound |
| perilous | dangerous; risky |
| decorum | proper behavior; good manners |
| discursive | wordy; rambling |
| incantation | chant; song |
| chasm | marked division, seperation, or difference |
| emphatic | forceful; insistent |
| guano | droppings of sea birds, bats and/or seals |
| interminable | endless |
| leviathan | giant creature |
| mutinous | rebellious; disobedient |
| plinth | base; pedestal |
| tremulous | trembling; fearful |