Lord of the Flies Vocab

Abate

to make or become less

Abstract

relating to or involving general ideas or qualities rather than an actual object, person, etc

Acquiesce

to accept, agree, or comply usually by staying silent or by not arguing.

adversity

serious or ongoing hardship or difficulty

Aesthetic

of or relating to beauty or what is beautiful.

Anomalous

unusual or different from what is normally expected

Apathy

not caring or not being interested in what is happening

Arduous

requiring a lot of effort; very difficult

Articulate

able to express thoughts clearly and effectively.

Assimilate

to take into the mind and thoroughly understand.

Astute

clever and quick to understand things

Augment

to increase or add to something

Bolster

to support or strengthen something

Candor

honesty and openness in what you say.

Censure

to strongly criticize or officially disapprove of someone

Cogent

clear, logical, and convincing

Complacent

too satisfied with yourself or a situation to notice possible problems or dangers

Concede

to admit that something is true, often reluctantly

Condone

to accept or allow behavior that is wrong

Conducive

helpful in bringing about a particular result

Corroborate

to confirm something by providing supporting evidence

Curtail

to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part

Delineate

to describe or explain something clearly and in detail

Denounce

to publicly criticize or condemn someone or something

Detrimental

harmful or causing damage

Discern

to notice, recognize, or understand something clearly

Disparate

very different from one another

Dubious

uncertain or unclear

Elicit

to draw out or cause a response, reaction, or information

Elucidate

to explain something and make it clear

Empathy

understanding how someone else feels

Ephemeral

temporary or short-lived

Equivocal

unclear or ambiguous, often on purpose

Exacerbate

to make a problem or bad situation worse

Foster

to encourage or help something grow or develop

Futile

useless or unlikely to succeed

Impartial

fair and unbiased

Inherent

naturally a part of something; built-in

Insidious

slowly and secretly harmful or dangerous

Lucid

clear and easy to understand

Meticulous

very careful and precise about details

Mitigate

to reduce or lessen something bad

Pragmatic

practical and focused on what actually works

Prudent

careful and wise about decisions

Reconcile

to make things agree or become peaceful again

Refute

to show that something is false or incorrect

Resilient

able to recover quickly after something difficult

Rhetoric

persuasive language or speech

Scrutinize

to inspect or study something very carefully

Substantiate

to prove something by giving evidence