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Lord Of The Flies Ch. 1 Vocab A. Ovalle (Eflorescence (Flowering or…
Lord Of The Flies Ch. 1 Vocab A. Ovalle
Eflorescence
Flowering or blooming
He picked his way to the seaward edge of the platform and stood looking down into the water. It was clear to the bottom and bright with the efflorescence of tropical weed and coral.
Creepers
Vines
He was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was echoed by another.
Specious
False, but seems true
Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed.
Proffer
To make an offer
The fat boy waited to be asked his name in turn but this proffer of acquaintance was not made; the fair boy called Ralph smiled vaguely, stood up, and began to make his way once more toward the lagoon. The fat boy hung steadily at his shoulder.
Effulgence
Extreme brightness
With that word the heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight and the lagoon attacked them with a blinding effulgence.
Swathing
Wrapped in layers
Sleep enveloped him like the swathing mirages that were wrestling with the brilliance of the lagoon.
Conch
A shell
A conch he called it.
Enmity
Being against or hostile towards
He trotted through the sand, enduring the sun’s enmity, crossed the platform and found his scattered clothes.
Strident
Loud or blaring
The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before.
Matins
Morning prayer service
“He did in Gib.; and Addis; and at matins over the precentor.”
Furtive
Secretive
Precentor
A person who leads a congregation in prayer
Pallidly
Pale
Togs
Clothes or robes
Suffusion
The spreading of fluid