click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
English
Lord of the Flies Vocab Ch 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inscrutable | difficult to understand |
| Vicissitudes | a change or variation; unexpected changes in life |
| Tacit | understood without being stated |
| Blatant | noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense |
| Malevolently | having or showing a wish to do evil to others |
| Jeeringly | mockingly; tauntingly |
| Belligerence | aggressive or warlike behavior |
| Chastisement | punishment or severe criticism |
| Impalpable | unable to be felt by touch |
| Swarthiness | Darkness of skin complexion |
| Sursurration | a soft murmur; whisper |
| Avidly | with great interest or enthusiasm |
| Detritus | loose fragments or debris |