Lord of the Flied Chapter 5-8 Vocabulary

Question 1

a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance : a fluctuation of state or condition

Answer 1

vicissitudes

Question 2

difficult to understand : causing people to feel curious or confused

Answer 2

inscrutable

Question 3

a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : a desire to oppose something you dislike or disagree with

Answer 3

antagonism

Question 4

able to be seen or noticed

Answer 4

perceptible

Question 5

unsure or uncertain : feeling doubt about something

Answer 5

dubious

Question 6

incapable of being felt by touch

Answer 6

impalpable

Question 7

to bother or annoy

Answer 7

irked

Question 8

having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

Answer 8

malevolent

Question 9

a strong and definite statement

Answer 9

assertion

Question 10

to do something that is mocking or making fun of something else

Answer 10

jeeringly

Question 11

deserving to be criticized or regretted

Answer 11

lamentable

Question 12

not producing or able to produce the effect you want

Answer 12

ineffectual

Question 13

bathroom

Answer 13

lavatory

Question 14

an expression of great sorrow or deep sadness

Answer 14

lamentation

Question 15

to do something in a proper way; behavior that is considered good or proper

Answer 15

decorum

Question 16

to cause (someone) to feel fear, shock, or disgust

Answer 16

appall

Question 17

sea monster/beast

Answer 17

leviathan

Question 18

feeling or showing a desire not to do what someone has told or ordered you to do

Answer 18

mutinously

Question 19

having heavy and thick growth

Answer 19

luxriant

Question 20

not allowing something (such as water or light) to enter or pass through

Answer 20

impervious

Question 21

quiet and polite

Answer 21

demure

Question 22

a large, long leaf

Answer 22

fronds

Question 23

offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

Answer 23

obscene