"Lord of the Flies" Chapters 9-12 Vocabulary

Question 1

Corpulent (146)

Answer 1

excessively fat

Question 2

Derision (149)

Answer 2

ridicule; mockery

Question 3

Superficial (152)

Answer 3

on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

Question 4

Phosphorescence (153)

Answer 4

continuous emission of light from a substance requiring neither heat nor sustained exposure to radiation

Question 5

Torrid (159)

Answer 5

very hot, parching, burning

Question 6

Theological (161)

Answer 6

based upon the nature and will of God as revealed to humans

Question 7

Ungainly (162)

Answer 7

clumsy, awkward; unwieldy

Question 8

Myopia (169)

Answer 8

nearsightedness; lack of foresight

Question 9

Multitudinous (173)

Answer 9

very numerous; a lot of them

Question 10

Propitiatingly (173)

Answer 10

appeasingly; trying to please

Question 11

Truculently (177)

Answer 11

fierce; cruel; savagely brutal

Question 12

Cessation (178)

Answer 12

a stopping; a discontinuance

Question 13

Talisman (180)

Answer 13

an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet

Question 14

Pax (186)

Answer 14

the kiss of peace; a call for truce

Question 15

Inimical (187)

Answer 15

hostile, unfriendly

Question 16

Ululation (189)

Answer 16

a howl; a wail

Question 17

Ensconce (191)

Answer 17

to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place

Question 18

Cordon (191)

Answer 18

extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress;

Question 19

Crepitation (194)

Answer 19

the grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together

Question 20

Distended (201)

Answer 20

enlarged or expanded from pressure; stretched out