The Only Use
vicissitudes
in
Lord of the Flies
(Edited)
- Jack stood there, streaming with sweat, streaked with brown earth, stained by all the vicissitudes of a day's hunting.
p. 49.8vicissitudes = unanticipated difficulties
Definitions:
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(1)
(vicissitudes) changes -- especially unanticipated difficulties
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)