Lord of the Flies Vocab

Question 1

specious (12)

Answer 1

misleading in appearance

Question 2

effulgence (14)

Answer 2

the ability to shine brightly

Question 3

enmity (14)

Answer 3

intense hostility

Question 4

decorous (15)

Answer 4

dignified – keeping in good taste or with propriety

Question 5

indignation (25)

Answer 5

anger aroused by something unjust

Question 6

hiatus (31)

Answer 6

a pause or gap in a sequence

Question 7

ebullience (38)

Answer 7

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

Question 8

recrimination (43)

Answer 8

an accusation in response to one from someone else.

Question 9

tumult (43)

Answer 9

a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
chaos or destruction

Question 10

furtive (49)

Answer 10

attempting to avoid notice or attention

Question 11

inscrutable (49)

Answer 11

impossible to understand or interpret

Question 12

incredulous (53)

Answer 12

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

Question 13

belligerence (60)

Answer 13

aggressive or warlike behavior.

Question 14

chastisement (60)

Answer 14

a severe criticism or punishment

Question 15

incursion (61)

Answer 15

an invasion or attack

Question 16

disinclination (65)

Answer 16

a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm

Question 17

derisive (86)

Answer 17

expressing contempt or ridicule.

Question 18

discursive (92)

Answer 18

digressing from subject to subject.

Question 19

incantation (94)

Answer 19

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

Question 20

interminable (99)

Answer 20

endless (often used hyperbolically)

Question 21

tremulously (99)

Answer 21

in a nervous way that causes you or your voice to shake slightly

Question 22

leviathan (105)

Answer 22

a very large aquatic creature

Question 23

decorum (110)

Answer 23

behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety (etiquette)

Question 24

apprehension (113)

Answer 24

anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Question 25

sagely (118)

Answer 25

in a profoundly wise manner.

Question 26

antagonism (118)

Answer 26

active hostility or opposition.

Question 27

impervious (121)

Answer 27

unable to be affected by

Question 28

bravado (122)

Answer 28

a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.

Question 29

contemptuous (124)

Answer 29

showing contempt; scornful.

Question 30

cynicism (137)

Answer 30

an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism.

Question 31

indignity (137)

Answer 31

treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one’s dignity.

Question 32

iridescent (138)

Answer 32

showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

Question 33

corpulent (146)

Answer 33

(of a person) fat

Question 34

parody (146)

Answer 34

an imitation of the style of a particular writer

Question 35

succulent (149)

Answer 35

tender

Question 36

gesticulating (156)

Answer 36

use gestures

Question 37

stricken (156)

Answer 37

seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling.

Question 38

convulsively (158)

Answer 38

in a way that involves strong, usually repeated, movements of the muscles in your body that you cannot control

Question 39

torrid (159)

Answer 39

very hot and dry

Question 40

luminous (169)

Answer 40

full of or shedding light; bright or shining

Question 41

myopia (169)

Answer 41

nearsightedness

Question 42

propitiatingly (173)

Answer 42

so as to appease or conciliate

Question 43

truculent (177)

Answer 43

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

Question 44

inimical (187)

Answer 44

tending to obstruct or harm

Question 45

ululation (189)

Answer 45

a howling or wailing sound

Question 46

crepitation (194)

Answer 46

a crackling or rattling sound