Lord Of The Flies

Question 0

Lagoon

Answer 0

area of shallow water

“The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon.”

a pond

The young boy swan in the shallow lagoon.

Question 1

clamber

Answer 1

to climb or shuffle using both hands and feet

“He was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was echoed by another.”

scramble

The children clambered over the rocks.

Question 2

Vainly

Answer 2

without success

“He took off his glasses and looked vainly for something with which to clean them.”

evil

Volunteers searched the area in the vain hope of finding clues.

Question 3

quiver

Answer 3

to tremble or shake; a slightly rapid motion

“The palms that still stood made a green roof, covered on the underside with a quivering tangle of reflections from the lagoon.”

to shake

The mountains wind was so cold it had me quivering.

Question 4

decorous

Answer 4

proper marked by good taste

“Suddenly Piggy was a-bubble with decorous excitement.”

elegant

We were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the formal event.

Question 5

interpose

Answer 5

place or insert between two things

“The shell was interesting and pretty and a worthy plaything; but the vivid phantoms of his day-dream still interposed between him and Piggy, who in this context was an irrelevance.”

to insert

He tried to interpose himself between the people who were fighting.

Question 6

strident

Answer 6

loud and harsh

“The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before.”

powerful

The strident tone in his voice revealed his anger.

Question 7

scupper

Answer 7

to deliberately sink

Question 8

speculate

Answer 8

to casually talk or to make predictions without firm evidence

“Their heads clustered above the trunks in the green shade; heads brown, fair, black, chestnut, sandy, mouse-colored; heads muttering, whispering, heads full of eyes that watched Ralph and speculated.”

brainstorm

She could only speculate about her friend’s motives

Question 9

clamor

Answer 9

a loud and confused noise

“Jack started to protest but the clamor changed from the general wish for a chief to an election by acclaim of Ralph himself.”

shout

The clamor outside their window woke them up.

Question 10

pallor

Answer 10

an extreme or unnatural paleness

“Now that the pallor of his faint was over, he was a skinny, vivid little boy, with a glance coming up from under a hut of straight hair that hung down, black and coarse.”

whiteness

The boys sickly pallor concerned his mother even though he had no fever.

Question 11

Indignation

Answer 11

a feeling of righteous anger

“Piggy stood and the rose of indignation faded slowly from his cheeks. He went back to the platform.”

rage

The decision to assemble an emergency meeting has started an indignation of the townspeople.

Question 12

jumble

Answer 12

untidy collection or pile

“There was a jumble of the usual squareness, with one great block sitting out in the lagoon.”

clutter

Due to the jumbled clothes in the closet I was unable to find my sweater.

Question 13

grating

Answer 13

sounding unpleasant and annoying

“This one, against which Jack leaned, moved with a grating sound when they pushed.”

grinding

The grating of wood was heard throughout the factory.

Question 14

warped

Answer 14

bent,distorted,pulled out

“He stood now, warped out of the perpendicular by the fierce light of publicity, and he bored into the coarse grass with one toe.”

dilution

The floorboards were warped due to the earthquake.

Question 15

conch

Answer 15

a long spiral shell used as a horn

“A conch he called it. He used to blow it and then his mum would come.”

a shell used as a horn

Shelly used the conch to signal that the police were coming.

Question 16

scornfully

Answer 16

with contempt or derision

“Like kids!” he said scornfully. “Acting like a crowd of kids!”

angrily

Mother shouted at me scornfully for not doing the dishes before she got home.

Question 17

officious

Answer 17

intruding in a meddling or offensive manner

“There was pushing and pulling and officious cries.”

busy

My boss was an officious little man that often told people what to do.

Question 18

tumult

Answer 18

a state of commotion, noise, and confusion

“He paused in the tumult, standing, looking beyond them and down the unfriendly side of the mountain to the great patch where they had found dead wood.”

illusion

We had to shout to be heard over the tumult.

Question 19

irresistible

Answer 19

not capable of being refused

“At the sight of the flames and the irresistible course of the fire, the boys broke into shrill, excited cheering.”

alluring

The smell of his cologne was irresistible.

Question 20

nimble

Answer 20

quick and agile

Question 21

festoon

Answer 21

decorate with strings or flowers

“Smoke was rising here and there among the creepers that festooned the dead or dying trees.”

trim

We festooned the halls with leaves and white lights.

Question 22

tendril

Answer 22

a stemlike structure of climbing plants that holds onto walls and other objects

“Here was a loop of creeper with a tendril pendant from a node.”

clasp

There was a long trendil leading from the grape vine to the other vine.

Question 23

oppressive

Answer 23

weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

“The silence of the forest was more oppressive than the heat, and at this hour of the day there was not even the whine of insects.”

harsh

This region suffers from oppressive heat in the summer months.

Question 24

inscrutable

Answer 24

impossible to understand or interpret “Jack lifted his head and stared at the inscrutable masses of creeper that lay across the trail.” mysterious Due to the girl be deaf and blind it was inscrutable to understand her.

Question 25

barb

Answer 25

a sharp tip “But I shall! Next time! I’ve got to get a barb on this spear! We wounded a pig and the spear fell out. If we could only make barbs—” spike The barb end of the blade cut my skin.

Question 26

bewildered

Answer 26

dumbfounded “Ralph gazed bewildered at his rapt face.” lost; unable to comprehend I was bewildered as to what the painting was.

Question 27

flaunt

Answer 27

the act of displaying something ostentatiously “A great tree, fallen across one corner, leaned against the trees that still stood and a rapid climber flaunted red and yellow sprays right to the top.” to show off Several celebrities flaunted their awards at the Grammys.

Question 28

furtive

Answer 28

secret and sly or sordid “There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.” hidden He cast a furtive glance in our direction.

Question 29

glimmer

Answer 29

a flash of light “The candle-buds opened their wide white flowers glimmering under the light that pricked down from the first stars.” to shine brightly The Eiffel Tower in Paris glimmers brightly at night.

Question 30

Blatant

Answer 30

extremely obvious “The glittering sea rose up, moved apart in planes of blatant impossibility; the coral reef and the few stunted palms that clung to the more elevated parts would float up into the sky, would quiver, be plucked apart, run like raindrops on a wire or be repeated as in an odd succession of mirrors.” obvious He showed a blatant disregard for the other drivers safety.

Question 31

Mirage

Answer 31

an optical Phenomenon “Sleep enveloped him like the swathing mirages that were wrestling with the brilliance of the lagoon.” illusion The heat from the sun started to create a mirage of zombies.

Question 32

taboo

Answer 32

something that is normally shunned by society “Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.” restriction In this company dating a coworker is considered taboo.

Question 33

sinewy

Answer 33

related to muscular, strong, tendons “Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them.” muscular The lion has a sinewy physical appearance and attitude.

Question 34

malevolently

Answer 34

implying ill will or wishing harm to someone “He looked malevolently at Jack.” evil The girl was offended by the boys sexist comment and looked at him malevolently.

Question 35

ludicrous

Answer 35

causing laughter because of absurdity “But Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains.” absurd The idea of unicorns existing was ludicrous.

Question 36

ineffectual

Answer 36

without a satisfying result, not effectual “Piggy tiptoed to the triangle, his ineffectual protest made, and joined the others.” absurd Another ineffectual plan to lose weight without dieting or exercising.

Question 37

jeer

Answer 37

to speak or shout to put someone down “He stopped, facing the strip; and remembering that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were part of a brighter childhood, he smiled jeeringly.” taunt His jeer comment on the girls clothing caused the girl to switch schools.

Question 38

indigo

Answer 38

a color ranging from a deep violet blue to a grayish blue “The assembly looked with him, considered the vast stretches of water, the high sea beyond, unknown indigo of infinite possibility, heard silently the sough and whisper from the reef.” a color with a mixture of green and blue The rubber bands from my bracelet are a deep indigo.

Question 39

inarticulate

Answer 39

lacking the ability to express one's thoughts, feelings, or opinions. “Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness.” tongue-tied Several people take classes for being inarticulate.

Question 40

theorem

Answer 40

an idea, belief, statement, or method generally believed to be true “Ralph answered in the cautious voice of one who rehearses a theorem.” theory His theorem on how he would become famous wasn't very realistic.

Question 41

appalled

Answer 41

to be filled with or overcome with horror “Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them.” shock I was appalled by the scary movies I saw last night.

Question 42

leviathan

Answer 42

anything of immense size and power, such as ocean ships “Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose, the weed streamed, and the water boiled over the table rock with a roar.” cosmic His leviathan figure made him look tough.

Question 43

clamor

Answer 43

a loud uproar “Jack started to protest but the clamor changed from the general wish for a chief to an election by acclaim of Ralph himself.” howl Due to the clubs clamor she was unable to understand what I was telling her.

Question 44

mutinously

Answer 44

difficult to control, unenforced “Mutinously, the boys fell silent or muttering.” disposed The school board was unable to mutinously control the protest going on outside.

Question 45

coverts

Answer 45

underbrush providing cover for game “If you could shut your ears to the slow suck down of the sea and boil of the return, if you could forget how dun and unvisited were the ferny coverts on either side, then there was a chance that you might put the beast out of mind and dream for a while.” concealed He has taken part in a number of covert military operations.

Question 46

crestfallen

Answer 46

feeling shame or humiliation “Early evening. After tea-time, at any rate.” “I don’t remember this cliff,” said Jack, crestfallen, “so this must be the bit of the coast I missed.” disappointed She was crestfallen when she found out she didn't get the job.

Question 47

glowered

Answer 47

looked with annoyance or anger “Jack—that time you went the whole way to the Castle Rock.” Jack glowered. “Yes?” “You came along part of this shore—below the mountain, beyond there.” scowl The librarian glowered at us when she heard us laughing.

Question 48

daunting

Answer 48

discouraging; dismaying “The word was too good, too bitter, too successfully daunting to be repeated.” tease Shakespeare's plays can be daunting for young readers.

Question 49

impervious

Answer 49

incapable of being affected “So they sat, the rocking, tapping, impervious Roger and Ralph, fuming; round them the close sky was loaded with stars, save where the mountain punched up a hole of blackness.” repellent The material for this coat was supposed to be impervious to rain.

Question 50

prefect

Answer 50

chief officer; monitor in private school “He’s not a hunter. He’d never have got us meat. He isn’t a prefect and we don’t know anything about him. He just gives orders and expects people to obey for nothing.” authority Most of the schools I've gone to have prefects.

Question 51

rebuke

Answer 51

reprimand; criticize; reprove “Piggy gave up the attempt to rebuke Ralph. He polished his glass again and went back to his subject.” reproach The mother strongly rebuked the girl for playing with matches.

Question 52

demure

Answer 52

modest reserved “Each of them wore the remains of a black cap and ages ago they had stood in two demure rows and their voices had been the song of angels.” meek She waas wearing a demure gray suit.

Question 53

fervor

Answer 53

emotional intensity; passion “If Jack was astonished by their fervor he did not show it.” intensity The novel captures the revolutionary fervor of the period.

Question 54

demented

Answer 54

mad; insane “One piglet, with a demented shriek, rushed into the sea trailing Roger’s spear behind it.” crazy The old woman was demented so she was moved to an asylum.

Question 55

appalled

Answer 55

lost its attraction “Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them.” boring The thought of american history appalls me.

Question 56

corpulent

Answer 56

obese; excessively fat “Then as the blue material of the parachute collapsed the corpulent figure would bow forward, sighing, and the flies settle once more.” plump The boy at Subway looked corpulent.

Question 57

sauntered

Answer 57

walked at a leisurely pace “Seeing there was no immediate likelihood of a pause, Jack rose from the log that was his throne and sauntered to the edge of the grass.” wander They sauntered slowly down the street.

Question 58

abominable

Answer 58

detestable; unpleasant “It was crying out against the abominable noise, something about a body on the hill.” hateful Your table manners are abominable.

Question 59

derision

Answer 59

contemptuous laughter; ridicule “Piggy once more was the center of social derision so that everyone felt cheerful and normal.” mockery One of the students laughed in derision at my error.