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Vocabulary
Lord of the Flies
Vocabulary:
Chapters 1-2
Lagoon
= a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of
water
Proffer
= to present for acceptance : TENDER,
OFFER
Efflorescence
= the period or state of flowering
Specious
= having a false look of truth or genuineness
Effulgence
= radiant splendor : BRILLIANCE
Fulcrum
= a part of an animal that serves as a hinge or support
Fluke
= a flattened digenetic trematode worm,
or a whale tale
Gorge
= a narrow passage through land; especially : a narrow
steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon;
or, a primitive device used instead of a fishhook that consists of an
object (as a piece of bone attached in the middle of a line) easy to swallow
but difficult to eject
Mirage
= an optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot
pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror in which
distant objects are seen inverted, and that is caused by the bending or
reflection of rays of light by a layer of heated air of varying density
Askew
= out of line : AWRY
Surmount
= to prevail over : OVERCOME
<surmount an obstacle>; to
get to the top of : CLIMB
Bastion
= a projecting part of a fortification; a fortified area or position; something that is considered a stronghold
Hiatus
= a break in or as if in a material object : GAP
; an interruption in time or continuity
Interposed
= to place in an intervening
position b : to put (oneself) between : INTRUDE
Loll =
to act or move in a lax, lazy, or indolent manner
Gesticulate
= to make gestures especially when speaking
Aromatic
= FRAGRANT
b : having a strong smell c : having a distinctive
quality
Tumult
= disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and
confusion of voices : COMMOTION
Tirade
= a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly
censorious language
Errant
= straying outside the proper path or bounds
Ebullience
= the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or
feelings : EXUBERANCE
Officious
= volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed :
MEDDLESOME
Caper
= PRANK
OR an illegal or questionable act; especially
: THEFT
Vocabulary:
Chapters 3-4
Tendril
= a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive
organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support
Pendant
= something suspended: as a : an ornament (as on a necklace)
allowed to hang free b : an electrical fixture suspended from the
ceiling
Abyss
= the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos; an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
Furtive
= done by stealth : SURREPTITIOUS
b : expressive of stealth : SLY
Avid =
desirous to the point of greed : urgently eager : GREEDY
<avid for publicity>
2 : characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit
Tacit
= expressed or carried on without words or speech
Rapt =
transported with emotion : ENRAPTURED;
wholly absorbed : ENGROSSED
Inscrutable
= not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : MYST
Pallor
= deficiency of color especially of the face : PALENESS
Trodden
= to step or walk on or over
Vicissitude
= the quality or state of being changeable : MUTABILITY
Contrite
= grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming
Antagonism
= opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle <the antagonism
of democracy to dictatorship>; actively expressed opposition or hostility
Indignantaton
- anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
Incredulous
= unwilling to admit or accept what is
offered as true : not credulous : SKEPTICAL
Gaudy
= ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented;
marked by dazzling brilliance, showiness, or extravagance
Susurration
= a whispering sound : MURMUR
Sepal
= one of the modified leaves comprising a calyx -- see FLOWER
illustration
Blatant
= completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or
offensive manner : BRAZEN
Menace
= a show of intention to inflict harm : THREAT
Generic
= relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : GENERAL
b : being or having a nonproprietary name c :
having no particularly distinctive quality or application
Trivial
= COMMONPLACE,
ORDINARY;
of little worth or importance
Chastise
= to inflict punishment
Incursion
= a hostile entrance into a territory
Myriad
= a great number <a myriad
of ideas>
Fibrous
= TOUGH, SINEWY <fibrous texture>
Swarthiness = of a dark color, complexion, or cast
Sinewy
= TOUGH,
STRINGY
<sinewy meat> b : STRONG
<sinewy arms>
Inclination = a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character, or action
Incredulous
= unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous
: SKEPTICAL
Ecstatic
= of, relating to, or marked by ecstasy
Vocabulary: Chapters
5-6
Astonish
= to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise
Jeer =
to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
Grim =
somber, gloomy
Ineffectual
= not producing the proper or intended effect : futile
Flourish
= to grow luxuriantly
Ceremonially
= belonging to ceremony
: stressing careful attention to
form and detail
Lavatory
= a room with conveniences for washing and usually with one or more toilets
Effigy
= an image or representation especially of a person; especially : a crude
figure representing a hated person
Derision
= the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
Incantation
= a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of
magic
Tremulous
= characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
Leviathan
= something large or formidable
Mutiny
= forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; especially : concerted
revolt against a superior officer
Reverence
=
Lamentation
=
Vocabulary:
Chapters 7-8
Dun =
marked by dullness and drabness
Covert
= not openly shown
Daunting
= honor or respect felt or shown : DEFERENCE;
especially : profound adoring awed respect
Swathe
= to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage : ENVELOP
Clarity
= the quality or state of being clear
Crestfallen
= feeling shame or humiliation : DEJECTED
Sage =
wise through reflection and experience
Glower
= to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
Imperious
= intensely compelling : URGENT
Taboo
= banned on grounds of morality or taste
Conscious
= perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or
observation
Conscience
= the sense of blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character
together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good
Vocabulary:
Chapters 9-10
Saunter
= to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : STROLL
Phosphorescence = luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiation at one wavelength followed by delayed reradiation at a different wavelength and that continues for a noticeable time after the incident radiation stops
Assimilate
= to make similar
Succulent
= full of juice : JUICY
b : moist and tasty
Composite
= made up of distinct parts
Purge
= to clear of guilt b : to free from moral or ceremonial
defilement
Vocabulary:
Chapters 11-12
Luminous
= emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
Myopia
= a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the
retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects
Propitiate
= to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : APPEASE,
CONCILIATE
Pinnacle
= the highest point of development or achievement : ACME
Truculent
= feeling or displaying ferocity : CRUEL,
SAVAGE
Inimical
= having the disposition of an enemy : HOSTILE
Obscurity
= DARK,
DIM
b : shrouded in or hidden by darkness c : not
clearly seen or easily distinguished