Lord of the Flies Vocabulary, Chapters 1-3

A deep or bottomless pit; chasm; void; deep hole

• Surge

• Festoon

• Tirade

• Abyss

To bite or nibble at something persistently; chew, munch

• Hinder

• Gnaw

• Heed

• Assent

To make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to pain or fear; wince; recoil, shrink

• Heed

• Rouse

• Clamor

• Flinch

Impossible to understand or interpret; enigmatic; mysterious; unreadable

• Inscrutable

• Furtive

• Rapt

• Nimble

An accusation in response to one from someone else; retaliation; countercharge

• Upheaval

• Recrimination

• Tirade

• Surge

The student became ____________ when his teacher saw him looking at his friend's test.

Baffled

Nimble

Furtive

Rapt

I was told to pay no _________________ to the mess, as I struggled to find a place to sit in the cramped office.

Festoon

Surge

Tirade

Heed

I was completely _____________________ by the math problem on the test, and I ended up leaving it blank.

Rapt

Baffled

Specious

Nimble

I watched the dolphin show with ________________ attention because they are such beautiful and graceful creatures.

Rapt

Prominent

Specious

Baffled

The nurses grew concerned when they were unable to _______________ the child after his surgery.

Clamor

Festoon

Surge

Rouse