Lord of the Flies Vocab Semester 2

Question 1

efflorescence

Answer 1

noun; the blooming of flowers

Question 2

enmity

Answer 2

noun; deep-seated dislike

Question 3

decorous

Answer 3

adj; beauty; grace

Question 4

chorister

Answer 4

noun; leader of a choir

Question 5

bastion

Answer 5

noun; projecting part of a fortification

Question 6

hiatus

Answer 6

noun; a break or interruption in the continuity of work

Question 7

crestfallen

Answer 7

adj; dejected; dispirited; discouraged;

Question 8

impervious

Answer 8

adj; impenetrable

Question 9

enterprise

Answer 9

noun; an undertaking or business organization

Question 10

glowered

Answer 10

verb; to look or stare at angrily or sullenly

Question 11

rebuke

Answer 11

verb; to criticize sharply; check or repress

Question 12

demure

Answer 12

adj; modest and reserved in manner

Question 13

fervor

Answer 13

noun; great intensity of emotion

Question 14

cynicism

Answer 14

noun; to be cynical

Question 15

corpulent

Answer 15

adj; excessively fat

Question 16

sauntered

Answer 16

verb; to stroll

Question 17

compelled

Answer 17

verb; to exert an attraction

Question 18

luminous

Answer 18

adj; emitting light

Question 19

myopia

Answer 19

nearsightedness

Question 20

sniveling

Answer 20

adj; to sniffle; complain

Question 21

quavered

Answer 21

verb; to tremble; to speak in a trembling voice

Question 22

parried

Answer 22

verb; deflected or warded off; avoided

Question 23

talisman

Answer 23

noun; an object with magical powers

Question 24

acrid

Answer 24

adj; unpleasantly sharp or bitter

Question 25

cordon

Answer 25

noun; a line of people or ships stationed to guard.

Question 26

elephantine

Answer 26

adj; something very big

Question 27

epaulettes

Answer 27

noun; a fringed strap worn on military uniforms