Lord of the Flies - Vocab 1

Upheaval means ....

• a violent or sudden change or disruption to something

• important; famous

• anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

• The process of developing and unfolding; blossoming

Recrimination means ...

• an accusation in response to one from someone else

• skip or dance about in a lively or playful way

• feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt

• straying from the proper course or standard

A type of playful dance ...

• hiatus

• pallor

• caper

• contrite

A security officer might be referred to as ...

• errant

• contemptuously

• pallor

• officious

Which type of person might be referred to as errant?

• a nun

• a teacher

• a gypsy

• a rockstar

Which word means to take a break/gap?

• recrimination

• hiatus

• officious

• errant

Decorous means ...

• in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained

• in a scornful way that shows disdain

• straying from the proper course or standard

• an unhealthy pale appearance

George Washington was a __________________ figure in US history.

• decorous

• prominent

• pallor

• hiatus

My dog has ______________ about people on bikes. He shakes and trembles when he sees them.

• furtive

• swathe

• apprehension

• errant

Efflorescence means ...

• The process of developing and unfolding; blossoming

• loud and harsh; grating

• in a scornful way that shows disdain

• enclose or confine (someone) against their will