Lord of the Flies Vocab

Question 1

specious

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adj. misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive

Question 2

effulgence

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n. a brilliant radiance, a shining forth

Question 3

enmity

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n. the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Question 4

decorous

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adj. in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained

Question 5

indignation

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n. anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 6

hiatus

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n. a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process

Question 7

ebullience

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n. the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance.

Question 8

recrimination

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n. an accusation in response to one from someone else

Question 9

tumult

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n. a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people

Question 10

furtive

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adj. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead

Question 11

inscrutable

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adj. impossible to understand or interpret

Question 12

incredulous

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adj. unwilling or unable to believe something

Question 12

belligerence

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n. aggressive or warlike behavior

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chastisement

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n. a severe criticism or punishment

Question 14

incursion

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n. an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one

Question 15

disinclination

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n. a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm

Question 16

derisive

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adj. expressing contempt or ridicule

Question 17

discursive

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adj. moving from topic to topic without order

Question 18

incantation

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a series of words said as a magic spell or charm

Question 19

interminable

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adj. endless (often used hyperbolically)

Question 20

tremulously

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adj. characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors

Question 21

leviathan

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n. a very large aquatic creature, especially a whale

Question 22

decorum

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n. behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety

Question 23

apprehension

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n. anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Question 24

sagely

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adv. in a sage or wise manner

Question 25

antagonism

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n. active hostility or opposition

Question 26

impervious

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adj. not allowing fluid to pass through

Question 27

bravado

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n. a bold manner or a show of boldness meant to impress or intimidate

Question 28

contemptuous

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adj. showing contempt; scornful

Question 29

cynicism

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n. an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism

Question 30

indignity

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n. treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one’s dignity

Question 31

iridescent

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

Question 32

corpulent

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adj. (of a person) fat

Question 33

parody

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n. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

Question 34

succulent

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adj. (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty.

Question 35

gesticulating

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v. use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words

Question 36

stricken

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adj. seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling

Question 37

convulsively

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adv. constituting or providing convulsion

Question 38

torrid

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adj. parched with heat especially of the sun

Question 39

luminous

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adj. full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark

Question 40

myopia

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n. lack of imagination foresight, or intellectual insight.

Question 41

propitiatingly

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adv. in a propitiating manner: so as to appease or please

Question 42

truculent

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adj. eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

Question 43

inimical

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adj. tending to obstruct or harm

Question 44

ululation

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a howling or wailing sound