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Vocab LOTF
Lord of the Flies Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| enmity | a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism. |
| hiatus | a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. |
| tumult | violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech. |
| recrimination | to bring a countercharge against an accuser. |
| tirade | a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking. 2. a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate. 3. a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille. |
| oppressive | 1. burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws. 2. causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, elaborate, etc.: oppressive heat. 3. distressing or grievous: oppressive sorrows. |
| tacit | 1. understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval. 2. silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner. 3. unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer. |
| blatant | 1. brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie. 2. offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios. 3. tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress. |
| malevolently | 1. wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful. 2. evil; harmful; injurious: a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others. |
| inscrutable | 1. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. 2. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile. |
| ludicrous | causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency |
| inarticulate | 1. lacking the ability to express oneself, in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker 2. unable to use articulate speech: inarticulate with rage |
| clamor | noun 1. a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates. verb 2. to utter noisily: They clamored their demands at the meeting. |
| ineffectual | 1. not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy. 2. unavailing; futile: His efforts to sell the house were ineffectual. 3. powerless; impotent. |
| jeer | –verb w/o object 1. to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better. –verb used w/ object 2. to shout derisively at; taunt. 3. mock. 4. to drive away by derisive shouts. They jeered the speaker off the stage. |
| crestfallen | –adjective 1. dejected; dispirited; discouraged. 2. having a drooping crest or head. |
| glowered | (noun) An angry or sullen look or stare. |
| demure | (adjective: -mur·er, -mur·est.) 1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior. 2. Affectedly shy, modest, or reserved. |
| fervor | (n.) Great warmth and intensity of emotion. See synonyms at passion (n.) Intense heat. |
| impervious | (adj.) Incapable of being penetrated: a material impervious to water. (adj.) Incapable of being affected: impervious to fear. |
| rebuke | (v.) To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand. See synonyms at admonish (v.) To check or repress. (n.) A sharp reproof. |
| corpulent | (adj.) Excessively fat. |
| compelled | 1.To force, drive or constrain: Duty compelled soldiers to volunteer for the mission. 2.To necessitate or pressure by force; 3.To exert a strong irresistible force on; sway: “The land in a certain very real way compels the minds of the people”Barry Lopez |
| sauntered | (v.)To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll. |
| luminous | (adj.) Emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light. (adj.) Full of light; illuminated. See synonyms at bright (adj.) Easily comprehended; clear: luminous prose. |
| sniveling | (v.) To sniffle. (v.) To complain or whine tearfully. (v.) To run at the nose. |
| quavered | (v.) To quiver, as from weakness; tremble. (v.) To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound. (v.) To utter or sing in a trilling voice. |
| acrid | (adj.) Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See… (adj.) Caustic in language or tone. |
| talisman | (n.) An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer… (n.) Something that apparently has magic power. |
| enterprise | 1.An undertaking of complication & risk. 2.A business organization. 3.Willingness to undertake new ventures; initiative: “Through want of enterprise & faith men are where they are, buying & selling,& spending their lives like serfs” Thoreau |
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