Lord of the Flies Vocab 2

Question 1

opalescence

Answer 1

a reflection of iridescent light, which exhibits a play of colors, producing a rainbow effect

Question 2

blatant

Answer 2

completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive

Question 3

impalpable

Answer 3

incapable of being felt by touch; intangible

Question 4

myriad

Answer 4

an immense number (from the Greek word for 10,000)

Question 5

preposterous

Answer 5

contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absured

Question 6

taboo

Answer 6

banned on the grounds of morality or taste

Question 7

tacitly

Answer 7

expressed or carried out without words; silently; implicitly

Question 8

errant

Answer 8

straying outside the proper path or bounds

Question 9

malevolently

Answer 9

viciously, spitefully, hatefully

Question 10

jeeringly

Answer 10

mockingly, tauntingly

Question 11

lamentably

Answer 11

regrettably, mournfully

Question 12

ludicrous

Answer 12

amusing or laughable through obviouse absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity

Question 13

perilous

Answer 13

hazardous; dangerous

Question 14

tempestuously

Answer 14

violently; agitatedly

Question 15

inarticulate

Answer 15

uttered or formed without the definite, clear, effective utterances of intelligent speech