Lord of the Flies Vocabulary
- Compel (v) to force or drive out; exert a strong, irresistible force on
- Taboo (adj) – excluded or forbidden from use or mention
- Ludicrous (adj) laughably and obviously absurd; foolish
- Jeer (v) to abuse vocally; taunt or mock
- Oppressive (adj) Using power unjustly; burdensome
- Tirade (n) A long angry or violent speech
- Inarticulate (adj) Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity
- Saunter (v) To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll
- Quaver (v) to tremble, or speak in a trembling voice
- Ineffectual (adj) Insufficient to produce an effect; useless
Vocab Quiz 9/30/16
1. Mutinously (adv) – unruly; insubordinate or constituting a mutiny
2. Impervious (adj) incapable of being penetrated or affected
3. Snivel (v) to whine in a weak manner; to cry or weep
4. Propitiate (v) win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them; to appease or pacify
5. Acrid (adj) bitter or sour taste or odor
6. Apex (n) peak, summit, climax, zenith
7. Contrite (adj) - caused by or showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt
8. Glower (v) to look or stare at angrily or sullenly
9. Corpulent (adj) excessively fat, obese
10. Enterprise (n) an undertaking or business organization
11. Hiatus (n) a gap or interruption in continuity; a break or pause
12. Talisman (n) an object with magical power
Vocab Quiz 9/16/16
1. Rebuke (v) -reprimand, criticize
2.Fervor (n)-emotional intensity; passion
3. Enmity (n) - a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; animosity; antagonism
4. Decorous (adj)-proper; correct; fitting; appropriate
5. Clamor (v) –to shout noisily and insistently
6. Assent (v)-to thoughtfully agree; to concur
7. Proffer – (v) to offer or hold something out; to propose or suggest something; (n) a proposal
8. Recrimination (n)-an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you; a retaliatory accusation
9. Inscrutable (adj) difficult to understand, mysterious
10. Sinewy (adj) lean and muscular; stringy and tough
5. Snivel (v) to whine in a weak manner; to cry or weep
6. Propitiate (v) win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them; to appease or pacify
7. Effigy (n)- a crude representation of a person
8. Acrid (adj) bitter or sour taste or odor
9. Apex (n) peak, summit, climax, zenith
10. Tacit (adj) - understood without being openly expressed; implied
11. Contrite (adj) - caused by or showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt
12. Glower (v) to look or stare at angrily or sullenly
13. Corpulent (adj) excessively fat, obese
14. Enterprise (n) an undertaking or business organization
15. Hiatus (n) a gap or interruption in continuity; a break or pause
Vocab Quiz 9/18/15
1. Rebuke (v) -reprimand, criticize
2. Demure(adj) - modest, reserved, shy
3. Fervor (n)-emotional intensity; passion
4. Effulgence (n) a brilliant radiance; a shining forth.
5. Enmity (n) - a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; animosity; antagonism
6. Decorous (adj)-decent; correct; fitting
7. Fulcrum (n) - support on which a lever pivots
8. Clamor (v) –to shout noisily and insistently
9. Assent (v)-to thoughtfully agree; to concur
10. Proffer – (v) to offer or hold something out; to propose or suggest something; (n) a proposal
11. Efflorescence (n) – unfolding and flourishing; flowering or blossoming; culmination
12. Recrimination (n)-accusation, allegation, charge against an accuser
13. Inscrutable (adj) difficult to understand, mysterious
14. Declivity (n) a downward slope
15. Sinewy (adj) lean and muscular; stringy and tough
1. Rebuke (v) -reprimand, criticize
2.Fervor (n)-emotional intensity; passion
3. Enmity (n) - a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; animosity; antagonism
4. Decorous (adj)-proper; correct; fitting; appropriate
5. Clamor (v) –to shout noisily and insistently
6. Assent (v)-to thoughtfully agree; to concur
7. Proffer – (v) to offer or hold something out; to propose or suggest something; (n) a proposal
8. Recrimination (n)-an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you; a retaliatory accusation
9. Inscrutable (adj) difficult to understand, mysterious
10. Sinewy (adj) lean and muscular; stringy and tough
- Mutinously (adv) – unruly; insubordinate or constituting a mutiny
- Impervious (adj) incapable of being penetrated or affected
- Crestfallen (adj) dispirited and depressed; dejected
5. Snivel (v) to whine in a weak manner; to cry or weep
6. Propitiate (v) win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them; to appease or pacify
7. Effigy (n)- a crude representation of a person
8. Acrid (adj) bitter or sour taste or odor
9. Apex (n) peak, summit, climax, zenith
10. Tacit (adj) - understood without being openly expressed; implied
11. Contrite (adj) - caused by or showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt
12. Glower (v) to look or stare at angrily or sullenly
13. Corpulent (adj) excessively fat, obese
14. Enterprise (n) an undertaking or business organization
15. Hiatus (n) a gap or interruption in continuity; a break or pause
Vocab Quiz 9/18/15
1. Rebuke (v) -reprimand, criticize
2. Demure(adj) - modest, reserved, shy
3. Fervor (n)-emotional intensity; passion
4. Effulgence (n) a brilliant radiance; a shining forth.
5. Enmity (n) - a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; animosity; antagonism
6. Decorous (adj)-decent; correct; fitting
7. Fulcrum (n) - support on which a lever pivots
8. Clamor (v) –to shout noisily and insistently
9. Assent (v)-to thoughtfully agree; to concur
10. Proffer – (v) to offer or hold something out; to propose or suggest something; (n) a proposal
11. Efflorescence (n) – unfolding and flourishing; flowering or blossoming; culmination
12. Recrimination (n)-accusation, allegation, charge against an accuser
13. Inscrutable (adj) difficult to understand, mysterious
14. Declivity (n) a downward slope
15. Sinewy (adj) lean and muscular; stringy and tough
