Lord of the Flies Vocab List

Question 1

Efflorescence

Answer 1

the flowering or developing of something

Question 2

Specious

Answer 2

seeming good or true, but actually false or wrong; deceptive in appearance

Question 3

Fulcrum

Answer 3

a prop or support

Question 4

Intricacy

Answer 4

a complexity; perplexing details

Question 5

Immure

Answer 5

to enclose or shut in; to imprison or confine

Question 6

Decorous

Answer 6

having proper and dignified conduct, manners, appearance, or character

Question 7

Ebullience

Answer 7

overflowing with high spirits or great enthusiasm

Question 8

Suffusion

Answer 8

a covering or spreading out of something, like color or liquid

Question 9

Vicissitudes

Answer 9

changes, variations, or alterations in one’s circumstances, usually unwelcome or unpleasant

Question 10

Antagonism

Answer 10

an active hostility or opposition to something; animosity

Question 11

Opalescence

Answer 11

having a milky shine or glossiness, like an opal

Question 12

Chastice

Answer 12

to discipline, punish, criticize; to beat or whip

Question 13

Incursion

Answer 13

an invasion, attack, or foray; a hostile entrance

Question 13

Detritus

Answer 13

debris; waste or trash left after a particular event

Question 14

Rasping

Answer 14

to rasp is to scratch or rub roughly