Vocab - Lord of the Flies

Question 1

recrimination

Answer 1

accusation in response to one from someone else

Question 2

blatant

Answer 2

very obvious and offensive

Question 3

effigy

Answer 3

an image of a person

Question 4

ludicrous

Answer 4

very foolish

Question 5

incredulity

Answer 5

a feeling you do not or cannot believe

Question 6

detritus

Answer 6

the pieces that are left when something breaks, falls apart, is destroyed etc.

Question 7

derisive

Answer 7

expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn

Question 8

specious

Answer 8

falsely appearing to be fair, just or right

Question 9

diffidently

Answer 9

lacking confidence

Question 10

impalpable

Answer 10

incapable of being felt by touch

Question 11

ebullience

Answer 11

the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance

Question 12

incantation

Answer 12

series of words used to make something magic happen

Question 13

opalescence

Answer 13

reflecting an iridescent light

Question 14

parody

Answer 14

a piece of writing, music etc that imitates the style of something in an amusing way

Question 15

officious

Answer 15

used to describe an annoying person who tries to tell other person what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed

Question 16

inarticulate

Answer 16

not able to speak

Question 17

tacit

Answer 17

expressed or understood without being directly stated

Question 18

furtive

Answer 18

stolen, concealed, hidden

Question 19

apex

Answer 19

the top or highest point of something

Question 20

tirade

Answer 20

a long and angry speech

Question 21

vicissitudes

Answer 21

the quality or state of being changable

Question 22

immured

Answer 22

shut up within walls; imprison; confine

Question 23

strident

Answer 23

sounding harsh and unpleasant

Question 24

incredulous

Answer 24

unwilling or unable to believe; doubting

Question 25

errant

Answer 25

behaving wrongly