Lord of The Flies Vocab 1

Question 1

Specious

Answer 1

superficially plausible, but actually wrong

Question 2

Skewed

Answer 2

suddenly change direction or position.

Question 3

Bastion

Answer 3

something that keeps or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened

Question 4

Hiatus

Answer 4

a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

Question 5

Ebullience

Answer 5

the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance.

Question 6

Pall

Answer 6

a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb.

Question 7

Festooned

Answer 7

adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations.

Question 8

Inscrutable

Answer 8

impossible to understand or interpret

Question 9

Gesticulated

Answer 9

use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words.

Question 10

Opaque

Answer 10

not able to be seen through; not transparent.

Question 11

Declivities

Answer 11

a downward slope.

Question 12

Impalpable

Answer 12

unable to be felt by touch.

Question 13

Sinewy

Answer 13

(of a person or animal) lean and muscular.

Question 14

Tacitly

Answer 14

in a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated.

Question 15

Improvisation

Answer 15

the action of improvising

Question 16

Apex

Answer 16

The highest point of something

Question 17

Derisive

Answer 17

expressing contempt or ridicule.

Question 18

Effigy

Answer 18

a sculpture or model of a person.

Question 19

Tempestuously

Answer 19

in a stormy way

Question 20

Incantation

Answer 20

a series of words said as a magic spell or charm.

Question 21

Incredulity

Answer 21

the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.