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9 - ELA 1
Lord of the Flies Vocab CH 8-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prefect | chief officer; monitor in private school |
| rebuke | reprimand; criticize; reprove |
| demure | modest; reserved |
| fervor | emotional intensity; passion |
| demented | mad; insane |
| palled | lost its attraction |
| corpulent | obese; excessively fat |
| derision | contemptuous laughter; ridicule |
| sauntered | walked at a leisurely pace |
| abominable | detestable; unpleasant |
| assimilating | comprehending; taking in |
| compelled | urged or drove forcefully |
| luminous | emitting steady light |
| myopia | nearsightedness |
| sniveling | whining in a weak manner |
| propitiatingly | pacifying; appeasing |
| quavered | spoke in a trembling voice |
| truculently | savagely; aggressively |
| parried | warded off |
| talisman | object thought to have magical power |
| cynical(ly) | distrustful(ly) of human nature |
| acrid | pungent or bitter odor or taste |
| cordon | a line of people enclosing an area |
| ululating | howling; wailing |
| elephantine | massive; clumsy; enormous |
| crepitation | crackling sound |
| epaulettes | fringed shoulder pad on a military uniform |