Lord of the Flies Vocab

Question 1

Enmity

Answer 1

A feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; I’ll will; animosity; antagonism

Question 2

motif

Answer 2

1. A reoccurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. And a literary, artistic, or mutual work.
2. A distinctive and reoccurring form, shape, figure, etc., and a design, as in painting or on wallpaper.
3. A dominant idea or feature: a strident tone in his writings

Question 3

officious

Answer 3

objectively a aggressive in offerings ones and requested an unwanted services, help, advice; meddlesome: an officious person

Question 4

incredulous

Answer 4

not credulous; disinclined or indispose to believe; skeptical

Question 5

baffle

Answer 5

to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: he was baffled by the technical language of the instructions

Question 6

impalpable

Answer 6

not helpful; incapable or being perceived by the sense of touch; intangle

Question 7

tempestuous

Answer 7

characterized by or subject to tempest: the tempestuous ocean

Question 8

effigy

Answer 8

1. A representation or image, esp. sculptured, as on a monument
2. A crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule

Question 9

Perilous

Answer 9

involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: A perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat

Question 10

Lamentable

Answer 10

that is to be laminated; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision

Question 11

interminable

Answer 11

incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job

Question 12

somber

Answer 12

1. gloomily dark; Shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway
2. dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress
3. gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber mood
4. extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on his face

Question 13

obtuse

Answer 13

1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull
2. not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form

Question 14

contemptuous

Answer 14

showing or expressing contempt or distain; scornful

Question 15

derisive

Answer 15

characterized by or expressing your derision; contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling

Question 16

demented

Answer 16

crazy; insane; mad

Question 17

recriminate

Answer 17

to bring a countercharge against an accuser

Question 18

ebullience

Answer 18

high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance

Question 19

inscrutable

Answer 19

1. incapable of being investigated, analyze, or scrutinized; Impenetrable
2. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile

Question 20

vicissitude

Answer 20

A change of variation occurring in the course of something; fluctuation

Question 21

blatant

Answer 21

brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie

Question 22

tacit

Answer 22

understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval

Question 23

malevolent

Answer 23

wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill- disposed; malicious: his failures made him malevolent went towards those who are successful

Question 24

taboo

Answer 24

1. proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: taboo words
2. a prohibition or interdicting of anything; exclusion from use or practice

Question 25

ludicrous

Answer 25

causing laughter because of absurdities; provoking are deserving decision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency

Question 26

impervious

Answer 26

not permitting penetrating or passable; impenetrable: the coat is impervious to rain

Question 27

demure

Answer 27

1. characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved | 2. affectedly or coyly don't curious, sober, or sedate

Question 28

corpulent

Answer 28

larger bulkey of body; portly; stout; fat

Question 29

Furtive

Answer 29

taken, done, used, ect., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance

Question 30

furtive

Answer 30

taking, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance

Question 31

strident

Answer 31

1. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges 2. having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writing