Lord Of The Flies Vocabulary 2/3

Question 1

specious

Answer 1

Adjective
Deceptively pleasing
“Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed” (12).

Question 2

effulgence

Answer 2

Noun
The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
“With that word the heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight and the lagoon attacked them with a blinding effulgence” (14).

Question 3

enmity

Answer 3

Noun
A state of deep-seated ill-will
“He trotted through the sand, enduring the sun’s enmity, crossed the platform and found his scattered clothes” (14).

Question 4

decorous (15)

Answer 4

adjective
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
Suddenly Piggy was a-bubble with decorous excitement.

Question 5

indignation (25)

Answer 5

indignation (25)
Noun
Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
“He turned and raced after the other two. Piggy stood and the rose of indignation faded slowly from his cheeks” (25).

Question 6

hiatus (31)
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Answer 6

hiatus (31)
Noun
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something
“There came a pause, a hiatus, the pig continued to scream and the creepers to jerk, and the blade continued to flash at the end of a bony arm” (31).

Question 7

ebullience (38)

Answer 7

ebullience (38)
Noun
the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance.
“Of a parent who has to keep up with the senselessness and ebullience of the children”(Golding 38).

Question 8

recrimination (43)

Answer 8

a.Noun
b.an accusation in response to one from someone else.
c.“His voice lifted into the wine of virtuous recrimination”(Golding 43).

Question 9

tumult (43)

Answer 9

Noun
a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
“He paused in the tumult, standing, looking Beyond them”(Golding 43).

Question 10

furtive (49)

Answer 10

Adjective
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
“And for a minute became less a hunter than a furitive to think”(Golding 49)

Question 11

inscrutable (49)

Answer 11

Adjective
impossible to understand or interpret.
“Jack lifted his head and stared at the inscrutable massive creeper that lay across the trail”(Golding 49).

Question 12

incredulous (53)

Answer 12

Adjective
(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
“Ralph incredulous and faintly indigent”(golding 53).

Question 13

belligerence (60)

Answer 13

Noun
aggressive or warlike behavior
“Fair hair and a natural belligerence”(60).

Question 14

chastisement (60)

Answer 14

Noun
Punish severely
“Had received chastisement for filling someone’s eye with sand”(60).
incursion (61)

Question 15

disinclination (65)

Answer 15

Noun
a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm.
“And a certain disinclination for manual labor”(65).

Question 16

derisive (86)

Answer 16

Adjective
expressing contempt or ridicule.
“The derisive laughter that rose had fear in it”(86).

Question 17

discursive (92)

Answer 17

Adjective
digressing from subject to subject.
“The assembly shredded away and became a discursive and a random scatter from the palms”(92).

Question 18

incantation (94)

Answer 18

Noun
a series of words said as a magic spell or charm.
“Was living through circumstances in which the incarnation of his address was powerless to help him”(94).

Question 19

interminable (99)

Answer 19

adj
endless
“An interminable dawn faded the stars out”

Question 20

tremulously (99)
adj

Answer 20

shaking or quivering slightly
“The twins, holding tremulously to eachother, dared the few yards to the next shelter and spread the dreadful news” (99).

Question 21

leviathan (105)

Answer 21

n
Sea monster
“Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose…” (105).

Question 22

decorum (110)

Answer 22

n
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety
“Clothes, worn away, stiff like his own with sweat, put on, not for decorum or comfort but out of his own custom” (110).

Question 23

apprehension (113)

Answer 23

n
anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen:
“Ralph was full of fright and apprehension” (113).

Question 24

sagely (118)

Answer 24

advb
in a profoundly wise manner
“‘The pig-run must be somewhere else’…Everybody agreed, sagely” (118).

Question 25

antagonism (118)

Answer 25

n
active hostility or opposition
“Ralph sighed, sensing the rising antagonism” (118).

Question 26

impervious (121)

Answer 26

adj
not allowing entrance or passage
“So they sat, the rocking, tapping, impervious Roger and Ralph; fuming” (121).

Question 27

bravado (122)

Answer 27

n
a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate
“Ralph surprised himself, not so much by the quality of his voice… but by the bravado of its intention” (122).

Question 28

contemptuous (124)

Answer 28

Adj
Disdainful showing contempt or lack of respect.
“‘Are you sure?’ ‘Go up and see,’ Said Jack contemptuously, ‘and good riddance”’ (124).

Question 29

cynicism (137)

Answer 29

n
an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism.
“The half-shut eyes were dim with infinite cynicism of adult life” (137).

Question 30

indignity (137)

Answer 30

n
treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one’s dignity.
“He opened his eyes quickly… even ignoring the indignity of being spiked on a stick” (137).

Question 31

iridescent (138)

Answer 31

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

“After a while these flies found Simon… They were black and iridescent green” (138).

Question 32

corpulent (146)

Answer 32

adj
(of a person) fat
“The corpulent figure would bow forward, sighing” (146).

Question 33

parody (146)

Answer 33

n
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
“The tangle of lines showed him the mechanics of this parody” (146).

Question 34

succulent (149)

Answer 34

adj
tender, juicy, and tasty
“The boys with the spit gave Ralph and Piggy each a succulent chunk. They took the gift, dribbling” (149).

Question 35

gesticulating (156)

Answer 35

v
use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words
“‘We was scared!’… ‘anything might have happened’… He was gesticulating, searching for a formula” (156).

Question 36

stricken (156)

Answer 36

v
seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling
“Ralph voice, low and stricken, stopped Piggy’s gestures… ‘dont you understand, Piggy?’” (156).

Question 37

convulsively (158)

Answer 37

adj

resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic.

“Memory of the dance that none of them had attended shook all four boys convulsively” (158).

Question 38

torrid (159)

Answer 38

adj
very hot and dry
“Sitting on the tremendous rock in the torrid sun” (159).

Question 39

luminous (169)

Answer 39

1. Adj
   2. full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
   3. “Gray, feathery ashes scurried hither and thither at his breath but no spark shone among them. The twins watched anxiously and Piggy sat expressionless behind the luminous wall of his myopia” (169).

Question 40

myopia (169)

Answer 40

1.noun
2.nearsightedness.
3. “Gray, feathery ashes scurried hither and thither at his breath but no spark shone among them. The twins watched anxiously and Piggy sat expressionless behind the luminous wall of his myopia” (169)

Question 41

propitiatingly (173)

Answer 41

adverb

to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease.

“‘I hadn’t,” said Ralph loudly. “I knew it all the time. I hadn’t forgotten. Piggy nodded propitiatingly” (173).

Question 42

truculent (177)

Answer 42

adjective.
eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
“Truculent they squared up to each other but kept just out of fighting distance”(177).

Question 43

inimical (187)

Answer 43

adjective
tending to obstruct or harm
“There was no reply. To carry he must speak louder; and this would rouse those striped and inimical creatures from their feasting by fire”(187).

Question 44

ululation (189)

Answer 44

verb
howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.
“‘ we’ve got to give signals like this.” Eric raised his head and achieved a faint ululation by beating on his open mouth” (189).

Question 45

crepitation (194)

Answer 45

noun
a crackling or rattling sound.
“Once more the invisible group sniggered. He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane” (194).