Lord of the Flies, Vocabulary, Ch. 4-6

Now, the parties are ________ in dueling lawsuits: EBay says that its stake was unfairly diluted and wants to get its original equity amount back.

• inured

• embroiled

• flailed

• deified

Put ________ on your lips and don't lick them because saliva irritates the skin.

• balm

• chiffon

• amber

• vaccine

The opposite of inarticulate is:

• spoken

• collateral

• prim

• inveterate

The injustice of his sentence was very flagrant; all Paris was ________; and it was judged that his religion and wealth rather than the crime alleged against him had been the cause of his condemnation.

• massive

• altered

• indignant

• marine

He would fade into something impalpable under her eyes and then in a moment he would be transfigured.

In this sentence, impalpable means:

• having a strong belief or conviction

• marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

• characteristic of modern times

• difficult to understand or perceive

Nurse-maids come there with little boys and girls, the subdued, undemonstrative, beautifully dressed children of the rich.

In this sentence, subdued means:

• controlled

• dim

• soft

• spoiled

Playing with quotations, ________ phrases and nursery rhymes is a device he employs throughout – "Everywhere that Mary went/ dynasties collapsed amid gnashing of teeth."

• developed

• fateful

• daring

• stock

I did manage to get in touch with George Toley, my coach at U.S.C., and he’s indicated a willingness to help.

In this sentence, indicated means:

• applauded

• condemned

• communicated

• simplified

reverence means:

• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

• the feeling of being inspired with confidence

• intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one

The opposition to GM foods was so heated that some protesters burned effigies.

In this sentence, effigies means:

• a representation of a person

• apparatus to maintain and control a nuclear reaction

• a greenhouse in which plants are arranged

• temporary living quarters built by the army for soldiers