Lord of the Flies Chapter 3 Vocabulary

What is a vicissitude?

• a difficulty or hardship

• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point

• a flash of light

• a downward slope

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a glimmer?

• an ostentatious display

• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point

• A flash of light (especially reflected light)

• a chain of flowers

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Define declivity.

• a chain of flowers

• a downward slope

• a flash of light

• a slender stem-like structure

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

During a magic show, a trick involving a disappearing rabbit left the audience completely bewildered. What does bewilder mean in this context?

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

• to be a mystery or to be confusing

• mentally irregular

• to be impossible to understand

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word most closely matches the definition: "a slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support"?

• tendril

• glimmer

• vicissitude

• barb

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

During a mystery novel book club meeting, the members found the motives of the antagonist to be inscrutable.

What does inscrutable mean in this context?

• feeling sorrow or regret

• impossible to understand or interpret

• difficult to understand, invoking curiosity

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following words matches the following definition: "a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove"?

• tendril

• barb

• festoon

• flaunt

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

You frequently feel the urge to check your phone every 5 minutes.

Which of the following words best matches this scenario?

• flaunt

• barb

• glimmer

• compulsion

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Define batty.

• expressed or carried on without words or speech

• difficult to understand; causing people to feel curious or confused

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

• informal/slang term for mentally irregular

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How would you describe someone who is contrite?

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

• feeling sorrow or regret

• expressed or carried on without words or speech

• impossible to understand or interpret

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4