Vocabulary

LORD OF THE FLIES: Vocabulary

Nominated Words Solemnity Gyration Tempestuous * Cynical * Derisive Uncompromising * Fitful Blunder Effigy Festoon Luxuriance Disperse * Gesticulate Rebuke Lament * Foliage Terrace Constrained Brandish * Myriad * Impenetrable DiminishAstir Snigger Indignant Pallid Declivity Somber/re Belligerance Sinewy

Final Selection Cynical = mocking Myriad = a huge number Uncompromising = unwilling to negotiate Tempestuous = chaotic, stormy Disperse = to release, make leave Lament = cry, wail Brandish = wave wildly Snigger = laugh under one’s breath Festoon = streamer Astir = excited, moving

Write sentences that illustrate the meaning of the words with the contexts of the sentences. USE CONNOTATION, not just denotation.

Word Wall Denotation: definition of a word Connotation: feelings, experiences, contexts, & thoughts that come along with the word Example: empty luggage vs. filled luggage

Another Example One student comes to class to learn and is having a great day. Another student has had a fight with family right before coming to school or a boy/girlfriend has broken up with him/her. Which one has come with “baggage” with which the teacher might be unaware?

“Loaded” Words “Gay” used to mean happy. Now . . . . I’m “loaded.” Do you want to “shag”? The words have different denotations now and different connotations.

2nd Week of LOF Voc. Belligerence Gesticulate Indignant Sombre or somber Interpose Ensconce Clamber Pallid Tumult Vicissitude