vocabulary 1
synonym of surprised
what is astonishment?
his hair is too long and falls on his face
Who is Ralph?
Synonym of imitation
What is mimicry?
Where does Percival say the beast comes from at night?
From the sea
lacking the ability to express yourself in a clear or effective manner
What is inarticulate?
to become
What is rendered?
they are plagued with nightmare visions
Who are the littluns?
with convulsions
What is convulsively?
What happens to the group at the end of the meeting?
Jack leaves with most of the older boys
to call people to attend a meeting
What is summoned?
synonym of ridiculous/absurd
What is ludicrous?
They dance and chant away from the reunion
Who are the hunters?
gently persuade someone to do something
What is coaxed?
Why does Ralph call a meeting late in the evening?
To express his frustration that nothing is getting done.
make efforts to obtain something
What is striving?
synonym of persuasive, convincing, fascinating
What is compelling?
Ralph tells ___________ and __________ he wants to relinquish leadership.
Who are Piggy and Simon?
synonym of etiquette
What is decorum?
What does Ralph reproach the other boys?
They refuse to work at building shelters, they do not gather drinking water, they neglect the signal fire, and they do not even use the designated toilet area
never ends or changes
What is perpetually?
synonym of quickly, fast
What is hastily?
Deny there are monsters/beast in the island
Who are Ralph, Jack and Piggy?
synonym of cry
What is wail?
Why doesn´t Ralph blow the conch again after everyone has left?
Ralph is afraid that the summons will go ignored and would loose any amount of order left.
synonym of denigrate/disrespect
What is contempt?