Vocabulary • Ch 2 - Lord of the Flies • Definitions

What word means a place where people are buried?

• martyr

• taut

• ebullient

• grave

What is the definition of 'convey'?

• To make known or communicate something

• A place where people are buried

• Very happy and excited

• To use hand movements to communicate

What word means to use hand movements to communicate?

• tirade

• gesticulate

• fluent

• taut

What is the definition of 'taut'?

• Loud and chaotic noise or commotion

• Stretched or pulled tight

• To speak or write easily and smoothly

• Extremely annoyed or frustrated

What is the definition of 'interpret'?

• Very happy and excited

• Loud and chaotic noise or commotion

• Happening without planning or forethought

• To explain or understand the meaning of something

What is the definition of 'heed'?

• To make someone do something

• Very happy and excited

• To pay attention and listen carefully

• To speak or write easily and smoothly

What is the definition of 'compel'?

• To make someone do something

• Stretched or pulled tight

• Very happy and excited

• To make known or communicate something

What word means to speak or write easily and smoothly?

• interpret

• scorn

• yield

• fluent

What word means to make it harder to do something?

• grave

• hinder

• gesticulate

• fluent

What is the definition of 'exasperated'?

• To produce or provide something

• Extremely annoyed or frustrated

• Someone who dies for their beliefs

• To use hand movements to communicate