Lord of the Flies Vocab Unit 2

Vocab/Sentences

Dubious

We hold the dubious title of the state most likely to commit shameless and discriminatory

gerrymandering.

Belligerence

He gazed hard at Norton, with suspicion and belligerence in his glance

Chastisement

It was a minor rule, rather like rudeness, punishable only by gentle chastisement.

The Giver

Detritus

I decorate my house seasonally with the organic detritus I collect from the forest nearby.

The GuardianJul 8, 2019

Vagrant

“These are not drug dealers. Or vagrants or criminals. They are simply people fleeing a

horrible situation in their home country for a better life.”Washington PostJun 26, 2019

Swarthy

The club’s swarthy bouncer and his friend looked at me dubiously. New York TimesJan 18,

2013

Sinewy

But there is only the sound of my breathing and what I’m sure is the stretching of my

heart’s sinewy muscle as it reaches its breaking point.Internment

Appall

He smeared food all over his face; it was appalling. The GuardianJul 13, 2019

Balm

Lemon balm is good for an anxious brain that is whirring around too much. The

GuardianJul 6, 2019

Reverence

Some touched the statue in reverence, or wiped away tears. ReutersFeb 12, 2019

Effigy

A stone effigy of some long-dead king stared at us with stem rebuke. Ophelia

Lamentation

Online lamentation was quick to follow in places like the “Epsom Local News and Events”

page on Facebook, where readers expressed dismay. Washington TimesMar 25, 2019

Gesticulate

He gesticulated, his words tangling up with one another. Do Androids Dream of Electric

Sheep?

Perilous

We see her perilous climb from several stunning camera perspectives: from above; from

afar; from up close. The New YorkerMay 24, 2019

Inarticulate

Their grief was inarticulate, still entangled in their shock. Strange the Dreamer

Tempestuous

Love is not a tempestuous sea; it is a calm river. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

Incantation

She still hovered in the window every day, mouthing the words I’ll be back, her prayer,

her incantation, but her prayers weren’t working. Bone Gap

Fitful

We brothers grew surly with one another, behavior attributable to our fitfulnights of sleep.

Fox NewsMay 26, 2019

Interminable

After a few more interminable minutes, there’s a loud knock at the door.

Love, Hate & Other Filters

Diffident

Silent, waiting for the bell to sound, I remained dazed, diffident, afraid.

Hunger of Memory

Bastion

Yet if no man is an island, Mourinho argued a Manchester United player was: Matic was, an

isolated bastion of excellence. The GuardianMar 18, 2018

Leviathan

Certain terrible reddish clouds rolled along on the western side of the heavens, like dragons

or leviathans, and approached one another as if wishing to begin battle.

Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Mutinous

Provisions were scarce, the sailors mutinous, and the loyalty of the Commanders—their

recent revolt notwithstanding—exceedingly doubtful.

Scott, Eva