Lord of the Flies - Vocabulary

Chapter 1

  • Efflorescence: Blooming of flowers, state of flowering.
  • Decorous: Exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct.
  • Bastion: A stronghold or fortification.
  • Hiatus: A gap or interruption in continuity.

Chapter 2

  • Ebullience: Zestful or spirited enthusiasm.
  • Recrimination: The act of accusing in return.
  • Tumult: Commotion of a great crowd; disorder.
  • Tirade: A long or violent speech; a diatribe.

Chapter 3

  • Oppressive: Using power unjustly; burdensome.
  • Inscrutable: Difficult to understand, mysterious.
  • Vicissitudes: Unexpected changes in life.
  • Tacit: Not spoken; implied by actions or statements.

Chapter 4

  • Blatant: Offensively obtrusive; very obvious.
  • Taboo: Excluded or forbidden from use or mention.
  • Sinewy: Lean and muscular; stringy and tough.
  • Malevolently: Having an ill will or wishing harm to others.

Chapter 5

  • Ludicrous: Laughably and obviously absurd; foolish.
  • Ineffectual: Insufficient to produce an effect; useless.
  • Jeer: To abuse vocally; taunt or mock.
  • Inarticulate: Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity.

Chapter 6

  • Leviathan: Something very large; giant sea creature in the Bible.
  • Clamor: A loud outcry; great expression of discontent.

Chapter 7

  • Crestfallen: Dispirited and depressed; dejected.
  • Impervious: Incapable of being penetrated or affected.
  • Enterprise: An undertaking or business organization; industrious.

Chapter 8

  • Glowered: Looked at angrily or sullenly.
  • Rebuke: To criticize sharply; check or repress.
  • Demure: Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
  • Fervor: Great intensity of emotion; intense heat.

Chapter 9

  • Corpulent: Excessively fat.
  • Sauntered: To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll.

Chapter 10

  • Compelled: To force or drive; exert a strong, irresistible force on.

Chapter 11

  • Luminous: Emitting light; full of light.
  • Sniveling: To sniffle; complain or whine tearfully.
  • Quavered: Trembled, or spoke in a trembling voice.
  • Parried: Deflected or warded off; avoided.
  • Talisman: An object with magical power.

Chapter 12

  • Acrid: Unpleasantly sharp or bitter taste or smell.
  • Cordon: A line of people or ships stationed to guard.
  • Elephantine: The size of an elephant; enormous.