Lord of the Flies vocab 1

Lord of the Flies List 1

Chapter 1

1. motif – main theme

2. specious – deceptive

3. intimidate – to threaten

4. pliant – flexible

5. intricacy – complexity

6. irrelevant – unrelated

7. strident – shrill, harsh-sounding

Chapter 2

8. officious – meddlesome

9. festoon - decorate with garlands

10. evacuation – withdrawal from a threatened area

11. spontaneous – unplanned

12. ebullience – exuberance

Chapter 3

13. unintelligible – incomprehensible; un-understandable

14. indignant – outraged

15. antagonism – opposition

Chapter 4

16. belligerence – aggressiveness

17. chastisement – punishment

18. ecstasy – delight

Chapter 5

19. tacit – unspoken

20. effigy – image

21. lamentably – regrettably

22. assent – agreement

Chapter 6

23. decorous – orderly

24. diffident – shy

25. incredulous – unbelieving

26. interminable – endless