VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR & WRITING
JOURNAL #5 – Lord of the Flies Chapters 3-4
ENGLISH 10
VOCABULARY JOURNAL 5.1
Chapter 3
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1. festooned __________________my guess; ____________________correct definition
“Smoke was rising here and there among the creepers that festooned the
dead or dying trees.”
2. tendril
__________________my guess; ____________________correct definition
“The tendril was polished on the underside; pigs, passing through the loop,
brushed it with their bristly hide.”
3. pendant __________________my guess; ____________________correct definition
“Here was loop of creeper with a tendril pendant from a node.”
4. oppressive __________________my guess; ___________________correct definition
“The silence of the forest was more oppressive than the heat, and at this hour of
the day there was not even the whine of insects.”
5. inscrutable __________________my guess; ___________________correct definition
“Jack lifted his head and stared at the inscrutable masses of creeper that lay
across the trail.”
VOCABULARY JOURNAL 5.2
Chapter 3 cont.
VOCABULARY 5.3
Chapter 3
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1. whelming __________________my guess; _________________correct definition
“They accepted the pleasures of morning, the bright sun, the whelming sea
and sweet air, as a time when play was good and life so full that hope was not
necessary and therefore forgotten.
2. blatant _____________________my guess; _________________correct definition
“Strange things happened at midday. The glittering sea rose up, moved apart in
planes of blatant impossibility;..”
3. impalpable __________________my guess; _________________correct definition
“With impalpable organs of sense they examined this new field.”
4. taboo _____________________my guess; ___________________correct definition
“Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting
child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law.”
5. swarthiness ___________________my guess; _________________correct definition
“When Roger opened his eyes and saw him, a darker shadow crept beneath the
swarthiness of his skin; but Jack noticed nothing.
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6. vicissitudes _________________my guess; ___________________correct definition
“Jack stood there, streaming with sweat, streaked with brown earth, stained by
all the vicissitudes of a day’s hunting.
7. antagonism __________________my guess; __________________correct definition
“Now the antagonism was audible.”
6. sinewy __________________my guess; ______________________correct definition
“Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and
appalled them.”
7. malevolently __________________my guess; _________________correct definition
“Piggy grabbed and put on the glasses. He looked malevolently at Jack.”
VOCABULARY 5.4
8. indignant __________________my guess; ____________________correct definition
“’I got the conch,” said Piggy indignantly. “You let me speak!’”
How might a clothesline be festooned?
9. declivities __________________my guess; ___________________correct definition
“But Jack was pointing to the high declivities that led down from the mountain
to the flatter part of the island.”
10. tacit
__________________my guess; ____________________correct definition
“Jack nodded, as much for the sake of agreeing as anything, and by tacit
consent they left the shelter and went toward the bathing pool.
11. susurration __________________my guess; _________________correct definition
“The deep sea breaking miles away on the reef made an undertone less
perceptible than the susurration of the blood.
Draw a tendril on a plant.
On which part of the body would a woman
wear a pendant?
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VOCABULARY 5.5
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VOCABULARY 5.8
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What might make for an oppressive school day
for a student?
Name three things that are impalpable.
How might a treasure map be inscrutable?
Why would going behind Mrs. Histed’s desk
be considered as taboo?
How is LA traffic a vicissitude from most other
cities?
List three (3) things that would reflect
swarthiness.
VOCABULARY 5.6
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Finish this sentence…Her antagonism toward
her little brother was clear when she…
Draw an animal that might be sinewy.
Name a fictitious character that is
considered malevolent. Why?
Why might someone who was assigned trash
pickup behave indignantly?
REFELCTION 5.9
The declivities of Big Bear caused the skier to
_________________________ because
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Draw a symbol for tacit.
What surprised you this week? Why?
VOCABULARY 5.7
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What still confuses you? Why?
Why might someone susurrate?
How might ants whelm a picnic?
Explain how someone might get caught in a
blatant lie.
How will you prepare for the quiz?