Lord of the Flies Vocabulary: Chapters 4-6

Tightly drawn; tense; not slack

The tip, point, or vertex

To leave out of account; disregard

In a way that shows a lack of confidence in one’s ability, worth, or fitness

The act of expressing grief

The act, practice, or art of mimicking

Unavailing; futile

A warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude

Something suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood

To sink to a low or lower level