"Lord of the Flies" Vocabulary

Inside the floating cloak, he was tall, thin, and bony; and his hair was red beneath the black cap.

• the act of avoiding or keeping away from

• morning prayer; the service of public prayer

• loose outer garment, as a cape or coat

• sly; shifty

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Wearily obedient, the choir huddled into line and stood there swaying in the sun.

• the act of avoiding or keeping away from

• willing to obey or comply with; or submission to authority

• raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

• shy, lacking in self-assurance or courage

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

They heaved the fallen boy to the platform and let him lie.

• the act of avoiding or keeping away from

• a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing

• snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

• raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

They heaved the fallen boy to the platform and let him lie.

• a raised flooring or other horizontal surface, a stage for use by public speakers and performers

• the act of avoiding o keeping away from

• raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

• shy; lacking in self-assurance or courage

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

"He's always throwing a faint," said Merridew. "He did in Gib.; and Addis: and at matins over the precentor."

• a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing

• morning prayer; the service of public prayer

• a raised flooring or other horizontal surface, a stage for use by public speakers or performers

• snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

"He's always throwing a faint," said Merridew. "He did in Gib.: and Addis; and matins over the precentor."

• the act of avoiding or keeping away from

• the morning prayer; the service of public prayer

• a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing

• raise or lift with effort or force; hoist

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

The last piece of shop brought sniggers from the choir, who perched like black birds on the criss-cross trunks and examined Ralph with interest.

• sly; shifty

• shy, lacking in self-assurance or courage

• snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

• loose, outer garment, as a cape or coat

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Secure on the other side of Ralph, Piggy spoke timidly.

• sly; shifty

• shy, lacking in self-assurance or courage

• snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

• the act of avoiding or keeping away from

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.

• shy; lacking in self-assurance

• a person who leads in a church choir or congregation in singing

• the act of avoiding or keeping away from

• sly; shifty

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.

• sly; shifty

• shy; lacking in self-assurance or courage

• snicker; a laugh in a disrespectful manner

• the act of avoiding or keeping away from

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4