The following vocabulary sentences are due today. Make sure that your sentence is gramatically correct and that the meaning of the word is clearly expressed within the sentence.
VOCABULARY TEST FRIDAY
In class: review of chapter 9; film clip
Lord of the Flies English 9 vocabulary
Please write a sentence for each of the following that shows you understand the meaning of the word.
1. susurration (noun)- a soft whispering or rustling sound, a murmur.
2. canopy (noun)- a covering, the upper layer of the forest
3. aromatic (adjective)- having an aroma, fragrant or sweet smelling
4. opaque (adjective)-impenetrable by light, neither transparent or translucent
5. inscrutable (adjective)- difficult to understand
6. vicissitudes (noun)- changes, shifts, life’s ups and downs
7. to festoon (verb)- to decorate with strings or garland
8. detritus (noun)- accumulated material
9. belligerence (noun)- a hostile or warlike attitude
10. taboo (noun)- a prohibition or a ban
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