Lord of the Flies, Vocabulary, Ch. 7-9

Front

solemnly

Back

in a grave and sedate manner

Front

rueful

Back

repentant

Front

alight

Back

come down

Front

demure

Back

modest

Front

rebuke

Back

reprimand

Front

sanctity

Back

the quality of being holy

Front

vexed

Back

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

Front

derision

Back

contemptuous laughter

Front

sodden

Back

wet through and through

Front

clamber

Back

scramble