Friday, October 23, 2009

Lord of the flies vocab 2

Credulously- willing to believe without sufficent evidence. Ex: Mr. Infante credulously took my side in the dispute.

Cynically- Disturbing the motives of others. Ex: Jack was very cynical of Ralph

Declivities- downward slope. Ex: I fell down a declivities

Decorous - dignified conduct Ex: The boys on the island ate not acting in a decorous mannor.

Demur - to make a objection Ex: The demur aginst the officers testimony

Derisive - to mock Ex The teacher had a very derisibe answer to my question.

Diffidently- lacking confidence Ex: The new kid on the block acted in a diffidently mannor

Discursive- passing aimlessly from one subject to another. Ex: Mr Infante can be a discursive person at times

disentangled- to become free from entanglement. Ex: The boy disentangled himself from the vines

disinclination- an unwillingness. Ex: The boy had a disinclination to do his homework.

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