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10th Grade
06/01/2013

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Augment
Definition
to make greater or supplement
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ingrate
Definition
an ungrateful person
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viable
Definition
capable of working, functioning or developing adequately
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treachery
Definition
betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature
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docile
Definition
easily managed, obedient, passive
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pedantry
Definition
act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginitive
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precarious
Definition
dangerous, risky, not a secure situation
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eclectic
Definition
coming from a variety of diverse sources
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estranged
Definition
to alienate, to seperate
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decry
Definition
to speak against, to rail against, to disparage
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abet
Definition
to encourage or to assist
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equivocal
Definition
open to more than one interpretation, ambigious
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eulogy
Definition
praise or tribute
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exonerate
Definition
to free from blame, obligation, responsibility, exculpate
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din
Definition
loud and discordant noises, cacaphony
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tact
Definition
a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations
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charlatan
Definition
a person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skill, a fruad
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paucity
Definition
scarcity, fewness of number, dearth
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enhanced
Definition
to make better, improve
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discursive
Definition
rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
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prosaic
Definition
commonplace, uninspired, banal
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luxuriant
Definition
abundant in growth, very fertile
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sublime
Definition
exalted, noble , uplifting
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morose
Definition
being sullen or gloomy
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procrastination
Definition
to defer action to delay
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placid
Definition
peaceful, calms
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abhor
Definition
to regard with extreme repugnance, to detest utterly, to loathe
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culpable
Definition
deserving blame, guilty
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quiescent
Definition
inactive, dormant
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vindicated
Definition
cleared of accusations or charges
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cosmopolitan
Definition
familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
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miser
Definition
one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money
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empathetic
Definition
showing the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
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conflagration
Definition
a large fire
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humane
Definition
kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate
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ascertain
Definition
to find out definitely, to determine
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poignant
Definition
lacking sophistication, narrow minded
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raze
Definition
to completely destroy
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summoned
Definition
to call together, to send for or to request to appear
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empirical
Definition
based on observation or experiment and not on theory
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piety
Definition
devotion and reverence to god
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benevolence
Definition
kindness, generosity, charity
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inert
Definition
unable to move or to act, sluggish
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burgeon
Definition
to sprout, to newly emerge
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adulation
Definition
extreme praise or admiration
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terse
Definition
concise
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misanthrope
Definition
a hater of mankind
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recluse
Definition
a person who lives in solitude, a hermit
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penchant
Definition
strong liking
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fatuous
Definition
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
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vindictive
Definition
revengeful, spiteful
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night vs lotf
Definition
loss of innocence
innate evil
mob mentality
corruption
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LOTF
Definition

Premise: It discusses how culture created by man fails, using as an example a group of British schoolboys stuck on a deserted island who try to govern themselves, but with disastrous results.

 

Climax :When Simon encounters the Lord of the Flies (a pig's head on a pike that is infested with flies and maggots) and realizes that the island beast is not a physical entity but something that exists in each boy. When he rushes to tell the others, he is brutally killed.

 

Resolution: All the boys on the island abandon Ralph and Piggy and go further into savagery and chaos. After the death of Piggy, Ralph flees and eventually ends up at the beach where he meets the naval officer.

Tense: Past

 

Tone:Dark Tragic

 

Themes:Civilization versus savagery Loss of innocence Innate human evil

 

Motifs:Natural Beauty Biblical parallels Outward trappings of savagery (face paint, spears, totems, chants)

 

Symbols: Conch shell Piggy's glasses Signal fire The beast The Lord of the Flies

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F451
Definition

Premise: The short novel presents a future American society in which the masses are hedonistic and critical thought through reading is outlawed. The number "451" refers to the temperature at which book paper combusts.

 

Tense: Past Present

 

Tone: Foreboding Ominous

 

Themes: Censorship Knowledge versus ignorance

 

Motifs: Paradoxes Animals and Nature Religion Television and Radio Symbols Fire Blood The Electric-Eyed Snake The Hearth The salamander The phoenix The sieve and the sand Denham’s Dentifrice The dandelion Mirrors

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