Lord of the Flies Chapters 5-8 Vocabulary

A comprehensive vocabulary review set covering words, definitions, and contexts from Chapters 5 through 8 of William Golding's Lord of the Flies.

apex

The highest point; the peak or top

derisive

Mocking or scornful; showing contempt

effigy

A crude figure or model of a person or thing, often made to be mocked or destroyed

gesticulate

To make animated gestures with the hands and arms, especially while speaking

tempestuously

In a stormy, violent, or turbulent manner

interminable

Seeming to never end; tiresomely long

tremulously

In a trembling, shaky, or timid way

incredulity

Unwillingness or inability to believe something; disbelief

diffidently

In a shy, hesitant way that shows a lack of self-confidence

impenetrable

Impossible to get through or see through; also, impossible to understand

obtuseness

Slowness to understand; dullness of mind

apprehension

Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen; also, understanding

crestfallen

Sad and disappointed; dejected

sagely

In a wise manner, showing good judgment

impervious

Not allowing something to pass through; unaffected or unmoved by something

contemptuously

In a way that shows scorn or the feeling that someone or something is worthless

rebuke

To sharply scold or criticize; a sharp expression of disapproval

jeer

To mock or taunt rudely; a rude, mocking remark

covert

Secret, hidden, or disguised; not openly shown

demoniac

Of or like a demon; frenzied, wild, or fiendish (also a noun for a person possessed by demons)