LotF Ch 2

Mark C. (United States of America)
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  1. swathe
    wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
    Ralph was already clambering over the first smashed swathes of the scar.
  2. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
    He gesticulated widely.
  3. recrimination
    mutual accusations
    I said about our meetings and things and then you said shut up--"

    His voice lifted into the whine of virtuous recrimination.
  4. differentiate
    acquire a distinct character
    The air moved a little faster and became a light wind, so that leeward and windward side were clearly differentiated.
  5. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
    Ralph was already clambering over the first smashed swathes of the scar.
  6. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
    By now they were listening to the tirade.
  7. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
    At once there was a clamor.
  8. errant
    straying from the right course or from accepted standards
    The noise of the errant assembly faded up the mountain.
  9. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
    There was pushing and pulling and officious cries.
  10. babble
    utter meaningless sounds
    Voices babbled.
  11. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
    A pall stretched for miles away from the island.
  12. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
    Then, with the martyred expression of a parent who has to keep up with the senseless ebullience of the children, he picked up the conch, turned toward the forest, and began to pick his way over the tumbled scar.
  13. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
    Then they inched the grotesque dead thing up the rock and toppled it over on top.
  14. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
    If I say anything," cried Piggy, with bitter realism, "you say shut up; but if Jack or Maurice or Simon--"

    He paused in the tumult, standing, looking beyond them and down the unfriendly side of the mountain to the great patch where they had found dead wood.
  15. foliage
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
    They flapped at the first of the trees, and the branches grew a brief foliage of fire.
  16. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
    At last Ralph induced him to hold the shell but by then the blow of laughter had taken away the child's voice.
Created on 六月 1, 2011

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