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english final tr. 2
honors english final: second trimester (cerro villa middle school)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Themes/Big Ideas: first words= man is not | man is not a kind creature; all people struggle between the urge to follow the rules and to be good to one another, and the urge to be selfish, to come out on top, and to assert their superiority over others |
| Themes/Big Ideas: first words= people need to | people need to be conditioned to rules, laws, and morality;they are not things that naturally occur within us; this conditioning is necessary as it is the only thing that keeps people from becoming completely corrupt and evil |
| Themes/Big Ideas: first words= people will abuse | people will abuse power/trust when it's not earned |
| Themes/Big Ideas: first words+ people are easier | people are easier to manipulate when they are afraid |
| Themes/Big Ideas: first words= when given the chance | when given the chance, people will often manipulate and abuse others to help themselves |
| Themes/Big Ideas: first words= people will often ignore | people will often ignore common sense when it benefits them |
| Themes/Big Ideas: first words= certain situations | certain situations will cause people to behave like savages |
| tumult | commotion |
| gesticulated | gestured |
| clamored | shouted |
| errant | sinful |
| tirade | outburst |
| ebullience | enthusiasm |
| officious | busy |
| gravely | serious |
| indignant | resentful |
| festooned | covered in decorations |
| tendril | vine |
| inscrutable | impossible to figure out |
| vicissitudes | natural changes |
| contrite | sorry |
| clarity | clearness |
| tacit | something unspoken but nevertheless understood |
| perceptible | noticeable |
| clamorously | noisily |
| oppressive | overwhelming the spiritq |
| abyss | a bottomliss pit |
| incursion | invasion |
| involuntarily | against your will |
| carcass | corpse |
| blatant | on purpose |
| belligerence | violence |
| irked | annoyed |
| malevolent | horrible |
| impalpable | unable to be felt |
| incredulous | disbelieving |
| ineffectual | inadequate |
| derisive | sarcastic |
| lament | cry for |
| appalled | shocked |
| ludicrous | ridiculous |
| the island | a microcosm of the world |
| piggy's glasses | power of intelligence and rational thinking |
| conch shell | symbol of civilization and democracy |
| signal fire | symbol of hope and rescue from immortality |
| the beast | dark side of human nature; the more savage the boys become, the more they believe in the beast |
| lord of the flies | lord of evil |
| ralph | law. order. integrity. |
| piggy | intelligence and fairness |
| jack | disorder; fights against rules because they aren't fun |
| roger | cruel boy who finds pleasure in hurting others |
| simon | goodness |
| sam and eric | victims of manipulation |
| subdued | quiet |
| impenetrable | blocked |
| incredulity | amazement |
| slacken | loosen |
| clamor | shout and scream |
| foliage | cluster of leaves and branches |
| specious | false |
| enmity | hostility |
| vainly | unsuccessfully |
| strident | loud |
| furtive | sneaky |
| pallor | paleness |
| askew | crooked |
| pliant | flexible |
| canopy | celing (upper branches) |
| defray | to pay for |
| bondage | being bound or held down; slavery |
| atone | to make up for |
| pillage | rob of goods |
| prate | blabber |
| supposition | assumed |
| corpulent | FAT |
| The Participle | slashing and hissing....... |
| The Absolute | claws digging....... |
| hypothetical | assumption |
| DICT | to speak |
| CUR | to run |
| COM, CON | together; with |
| ANTI | against; opposite |
| EU | good; well |
| equivocate | speak in a way that allows for more than 1 interpretation |
| astute | smart |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| novice | beginner |
| nebulous | murky; cloudy; confusing |
| FID | faith |
| dilatory | procrastinate |
| DEM | people |
| CIRCUM | around |
| CRED | believe |
| relegate | transfer |
| dispassionate | without feeling |
| expurgate | censor |
| dissipate | disperse |
| dissension | disagreement |
| superfluous | excess |
| posthumous | after death |
| hew | to stick to |
| beneficent | kind |
| mitigate | lessen |
| cadaverous | ghostly; pale |
| inconsequential | unimportant |
| restitution | restore |
| Adjective Shift | the grey elephant, enormous and enraged....... |
| The Appositive | my happy brother, Jack....... |
| susceptible | vulnerable |
| subservient | obediant |
| squeamish | inclined to nausea |
| ignoble | not noble |
| disavow | deny responsibility for |
| taunt | make fun of |
| prim | perfect |
| intricate | complicated |
| incessant | never ended |
| impoverished | poor |
| ghastly | frightful |
| diligent | hardworking |
| credible | believable |
| concoct | create |
| disconcert | confuse |
| infraction | violation |
| evanescent | short-living |
| resuscitate | bring back to life |
| recapitulate | sum up |
| avarice | greed |
| adulation | love |
| penury | poor |
| Ex, E | out |
| EQU | equal |
| DIS, DI | not |
| A, AN | not |
| ANN, ENN | year |
| ANTE | before |
| CHRON | time |
| BIO | life |
| AUTO | self |
| pretentious | done for show |
| egregious | noticeable |
| anathema | object of intense dislike |
| slovenly | messy |
| crass | stupid |
| vulnerable | inclined |
| punctillious | precise |
| stalwart | brave |
| sardonic | sarcastic |
| grandiose | grand |
| abate | to make less |
| odium | hatred |
| hamper | hold back |
| doleful | sad |
| brandishing | wielding |
| crestfallen | depressed |
| obtuse | unintelligent |
| sagely | cleverly |
| daunting | intimidating |
| cynicism | negativity |
| glowered | glared |
| demure | modest |
| rebuke | chastise |
| tenacious | adament |
| interminable | endless |
| perfidy | faithlessness |
| supplant | to take the place of |
| irresolute | unable to decide |
| austere | plain |
| lucid | clear |
| tenacious | adament |
| acrimonious | bitter in temper or tone |
| bovine | sluggish |
| redoubtable | fearsome |
| torpid | sluggish |
| consternation | confusion |
| debase | degrade |
| gauntlet | dare |
| desecrate | treat irrelevently |
| impugn | attack as false |
| intemperate | excessive |
| reprove | find fault with; scold |
| fervor | passion |
| static | still |
| sauntered | strolled |
| abominable | hideous |
| succulent | juicy |
| torrid | hot |
| assimilating | digesting |
| speculate | guess |
| ambuse | surpise attack |
| luminous | glowing |
| truculent | wicked |
| myopia | shortsightedness |
| multitudinous | countless |
| wary | cautious |
| pinnacle | summit |
| acrid | bitter tasting |
| cordon | chain or rope barrier |
| savoring | enjoying |
| faltered | hesitated |
| unquenchable | not satisfied |
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