Lord of the Flies- Chapter 9

interspersed

to interrupt sth.

cuffing

to hit someone slowly and as a joke

corpulent

fat, plump

buffet

a place in a restaurant where you can serve yourself

primly

prudishly, formally (prüde)

extract

to remove or obain a substance from sth. (entnehmen)

garlanded

decorated/ decked

derision

to laugh about somebody or not take him seriously (Spott)

succulent

a fruit, meat or vegetable containing a lot of water and tasting good (saftig)

to saunter

to walk casually (schlendern)

cascading

to flow downwards in a large amount

sulphurous

a pale yellow substance that smells unpleasant (schweflig)

cleft

crack, split (gespalten)

unendurable

too bad, unpleasant (unerträglich)

phosphorescence

producing light without heat

furrowing

a long narrow cut in the ground (furchen)

convulsively

moving uncontrollably (krampfhaft)