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1 VOCABULARY STUDY Lord of the Flies by William Golding

2 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Effulgence

3 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Effulgence  Shining forth brilliantly; radiant

4 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Decorous

5 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Decorous  Characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.  Dignified in manner and appearance.

6 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Matins

7 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Matins  Morning prayer

8 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Precentor

9 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Precentor  Choir leader

10 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Furtive

11 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Furtive  Sneaky, stealthy, secretive

12 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Pallid

13 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Pallid  Pale  Faint or deficient in color  Wan

14 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Mortification

15 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Mortification  A feeling of humiliation or shame

16 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Suffusion

17 Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell Suffusion  Spread with a color or liquid

18 Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Martyred

19 Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Martyred  Sacrificed for a cause

20 Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Ebullience

21 Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Ebullience  High spirits  Exuberance  Exhilaration

22 Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Officious

23 Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Officious  Rude and aggressive in offering advice

24 Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Recrimination

25 Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain Recrimination  A countercharge against a verbal attack  “He hit me!” often is followed by the age-old recrimination “He hit me first!”

26 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Abyss

27 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Abyss  A bottomless pit  A deep, deep hole  Nothingness  Death  Anihilation

28 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Furtive

29 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Furtive  Stealthy and secretive

30 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Avid

31 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Avid  Enthusiastic  Margaret is an avid stamp collector.

32 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Inscrutable

33 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Inscrutable  Unable to be understood easily.  Cats have an annoying habit of giving their owners inscrutable looks, if they look at them at all.

34 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Vicissitudes

35 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Vicissitudes  Changes  Alterations  Variations  Alternations

36 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Tacit

37 Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach Tacit  Unspoken

38 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Opalescence

39 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Opalescence  Having a milky iridescence, like the inside of a sea shell or the sheen of a pearl

40 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Dubious

41 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Dubious  doubtful

42 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Chronic

43 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Chronic  Ongoing without cease or ending  Continual

44 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Corporate

45 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Corporate  Forming a body

46 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Chastisement

47 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Chastisement  Criticism or punishment

48 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Malevolently

49 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Malevolently  Evilly  With hatred or evil intent

50 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Parody

51 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Parody  Making fun of something by imitating it

52 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Gyration

53 Chapter 4: Painted Faces and Long Hair Gyration  Twisting motion, as if dancing with a twisting motion

54 Chapter 5: Beast from the Water Incantation

55 Chapter 5: Beast from the Water Incantation  A spoken magical spell

56 Chapter 6: Beast from the Air Diffidently

57 Chapter 6: Beast from the Air Diffidently  Timidly and shyly

58 Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Coverts

59 Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Coverts  Thick vegetation that offers hiding places

60 Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Decorum

61 Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Decorum  Proper behavior

62 Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Obtuseness

63 Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Obtuseness  Unfeeling and insensitive  Dullness  Uncomprehending

64 Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Bravado

65 Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Bravado  Showing off one’s bravery  Swagger

66 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Rebuke

67 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Rebuke  Sharp, strong, stern disapproval

68 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Derisive

69 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Derisive  Insulting  Mocking contemptuously  Mocking with no respect

70 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Demure

71 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Demure  Shy and reserved

72 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Reeking

73 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Reeking  A strong and bad smell  Wet with blood

74 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Cynicism

75 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Cynicism  The belief that selfishness is the main motivation for people

76 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Vexed

77 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Vexed  Irritated

78 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Taboo

79 Chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Taboo  Decided by society as strictly prohibited  An action so bad that one is completely ostracized by society if it is done

80 Chapter 9: A View to a Death Succulent

81 Chapter 9: A View to a Death Succulent  Juicy and tasty  Mouth watering

82 Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Convulsively

83 Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Convulsively  With violent shudders  With great agitation  With violent spasms

84 Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Crag

85 Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Crag  A piece of rock that sticks out or projects

86 Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Reeked

87 Chapter 10: The Shell and the Glasses Reeked  Smelled badly  Steamed and smelled badly

88 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Luminous

89 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Luminous  Shining  Bright and glowing

90 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Myopia

91 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Myopia  Near-sightedness

92 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Multitudinous

93 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Multitudinous  Having a great number

94 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Cessation

95 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Cessation  The ending

96 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Writhing

97 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Writhing  Twisting and turning, usually in pain

98 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Talisman

99 Chapter 11: Castle Rock Talisman  A magic charm that is thought to protect

100 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Ululation

101 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Ululation  Loud howling, baying, crying

102 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Elephantine

103 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Elephantine  Large, slow-moving, like an elephant

104 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Cordon

105 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Cordon  A line of guards, police, soldiers, etc. used to block off an area

106 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Rating

107 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Rating  A British term for a sailor in the navy

108 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Incantation

109 Chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Incantation  A phrase or sentence used as a spell or charm


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