English 10 name:

Mrs. Sharp period:

Lord of the Flies: Vocabulary

Chapters 1- 4

Word / pg # / Passage / P.o.S. / Definition

CH 1

1.  efflorescence / 12 / “It was clear to the bottom and bright with the efflorescence of tropical weed and coral.” / n. / developing or unfolding like a flower; blooming or blossoming
2.  enmity / 14 / “He trotted through the sand, enduring the sun’s enmity” / n. / strong dislike or unfriendly attitude
3.  decorous / 15 / “Suddenly, Piggy was a-bubble with decorous excitement.” / adj. / to an appropriate level or amount
4.  bastion / 29 / “facing them across the green with one bold, pink bastion” / n. / stronghold; place of safety
5.  hiatus / 31 / “There came a pause, a hiatus” / n. / pause or break in time
CH 2
1.  ebullience / 38 / “to keep up with the senseless ebullience of the children” / n. / exuberance, cheerfulness
2.  recrimination / 43 / “his voice lifted into the whine of victorious recrimination.” / n. / accusation in response to one
3.  tumult / 43 / “he paused in the tumult, standing, looking at the rock” / n. / noisy confusion or disorder
4.  tirade / 45 / “by now they were listening to the tirade” / n. / rant or passionate speech
Word / pg # / Passage / P.o.S. / Definition

CH 3

1.  inscrutable / 49 / “the inscrutable masses of creeper that lay across the trail.” / adj. / indecipherable or unclear; mysterious
2.  vicissitudes / 49 / “stained by all the vicissitudes of the day’s hunting” / n. / change or variations in life; natural changes
3.  declivities / 54 / “Jack was pointing to the high declivities that led down from the mountain.” / n. / downward slopes
4.  tacit / 55 / “By the tacit consent they left the shelter” / adj. / unspoken agreement implied by action
CH 4
1.  blatant / 58 / “[ocean waves] in planes of blatant impossibility” / adj. / obvious; especially in a crass or offensive manner
2.  taboo / 62 / “invisible, yet strong, was the taboo of the old life” / n. / something that is forbidden or not acceptable to talk about or do
3.  sinewy / 64 / “beside the pool his [Jack’s] sinewy body held the mask” / adj. / having strong, lean muscles
4.  malevolently / 71 / “he [Piggy] looked malevolently at Jack” / adv. / with hatred or a desire to cause harm