Lord Of The Flies 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Antagonize(v)
To make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist
Antiphonal(adj)
a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
Assent(v)
To agree or concur
Bastion(n)
Anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition
Belligerent(adj)
Of warlike character; aggressively hostile
Clamber(v)
To climb, using both feet and hands
Contrite(adj)
Caused by or showing sincere remorse
Declivity(n)
A downward slope
Dubious(adj)
Doubtful
Fervor(n)
Great warmth and earnestness of feeling
Foliage(n)
The leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage
Frenzy(n)
Extreme mental agitation
Furtive(adj)
Sly;shifty
Hiatus(n)
A breakout interruption in the continuity of a work
Mirage(n)
An optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above
Mortify(v)
To humiliate or shame, as by injury to ones self pride or self respect
Opaque(adj)
Not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through
Pliant(adj)
Bending readily;flexible; supple; adaptable
Scar(n)
A lasting psychological injury from suffering or trauma or any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use
Tacitly(adv)
Understood without being openly expressed