Lord of the Flies Vocab

ANALOGY: acrid: sour // to hide: ________

• ululation

• distended

• ensconce

• parry

After working out for an hour in 90 degree heat, Edward had an _____________ thirst.

• unquenchable

• antiphonal

• ungainly

• essayed

His _________ stare scared everyone in the room, for he was known to be violent.

• savoring

• inimical

• writhing

• bristled

She carried a _________ with her for good luck.

• paunch

• bowstave

• pinnacle

• talisman

Which two of these could describe a belly?

• paunch

• demure

• distended

• astir

The ______ of the footsteps was a warning that they were close to our whereabouts.

• crepitation

• cessation

• pinnacles

• vitality

Which two of these refer to hostile-like behavior?

• inimical

• truculent

• propitiatingly

• shrill

An optical illusion due to atmospheric changes

• efflorescence

• myopia

• mirage

• pliant

Which of these does not describe part of a land form?

• coign

• pinnacles

• bastion

• wallow

Someone who is sad could be called . . . .

• impervious

• crestfallen

• contemptuous

• corpulent