Chapter 4-6 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Mirage
“They were high up and the afternoon had advanced; the view was not robbed of sharpness by mirage.”
My definition: illusions; make believe
Dictionary: an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
My sentence: I don’t know if if it’s a mirage but I always see your face.
Blatant
“The glittering sea rose up, moved apart in planes of blatant impossibility; the coral reef and the few stunted palms that clung to the more elevated parts would float up into the sky, would quiver, be plucked apart, run like raindrops on a wire or be repeated as in an odd succession of mirrors.”
My definition: obvious
Dictionary: brazenly obvious; flagrant:
My sentence: the color of her shirt was blatantly in her face but she was unable to see it.
Taboo
“Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life.”
My definition: not normal
Dictionary: proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable.
My sentence: swear words are a taboo in the world.
Sinewy
“Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them”
My defintion: the strong part
Dictionary: Often, sinews. the source of strength, power, or vigor: the sinews of the nation.
My sentence: the sinews of the pig was it’s heart.
Malevolently
“Piggy grabbed and put on the glasses. He looked malevolently at Jack”
My definition: evil like a Curse
Dictionary: wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious
My sentence: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
Ludicrous
“But Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains. Ralph was a specialist in thought now, and could recognize thought in another”
My definition:
Dictionary: causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable
My sentence: a ludicrous lack of focus.
Ineffectual
“He paused for a moment and automatically pushed back his hair. Piggy tiptoed to the triangle, his ineffectual protest made, and joined the others.”
My definition: not effected
Dictionary: not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect:
My sentence: she tried to throw the ball at his face but he was ineffected.
Jeer
“He stopped, facing the strip; and remembering that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a brighter childhood, he smiled jeeringly”
My definition: mischievously
Dictionary: to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely:taunt
My sentence: he stared at the cake jeeringly.
Indigo
“The assembly looked with him, considered the vast stretches of water, the high sea beyond, unknown indigo of infinite possibility, heard silently the sough and whisper from the reef.”
My definition: a color or dye
Dictionary: a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
My sentence: her indigo shirt was eye catching.
Inarticulate
“Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness. Inspiration came to him.”
My definition: confused
Dictionary: lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech:
My sentence: an inarticulate public speaker.
Theorem
“Ralph answered in the cautious voice of one who rehearses a theorem.”
My definition: something that is really smart
Dictionary: theoretical proposition, statement, or formula embodying something to be proved from other propositions or formulas
My sentence: a theorem has to do with math.
Appalled
“Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them.”
My definition: with fear
Dictionary: to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay:
My sentence: He was appalled by the damage from the fire. I am appalled at your mistakes.
Leviathan
“Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose, the weed streamed, and the water boiled over the table rock with a roar.”
My definition: an animal
Dictionary: (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster. any huge marine animal, as the whale.
anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship.
My sentence: the leviathan was longer then a 6 story building.
Clamor
“Between the flashes of lightning the air was dark and terrible; and the boys followed him, clamorously.”
My definition: with noise.
Dictionary: loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
My sentence: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
Mutinously
“Mutinously, the boys fell silent or mu”
My definition: rebellion
Dictionary: disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
My sentence: I had mutations feeling about what he asked me to do.
