Vocabulary • Ch 3 - Lord of the Flies • Context Clues

The sound of birds chirping was audible from my open window.

 

What does the word 'audible' mean?

• Showy and bright in a flashy way

• Able to be heard or heard easily

• The person who starts something new

• To confuse or puzzle someone

The tacit agreement among the group members allowed for smooth cooperation and progress.

 

What does the word 'tacit' mean?

• To hesitate or be unsure about something

• To hurt or control someone unfairly

• Able to be heard or heard easily

• Understood without being spoken or written

A faint glimmer of light shone through the window.

 

What does the word 'glimmer' mean?

• A small, faint flash or sparkle

• Showy and bright in a flashy way

• A feeling or message underneath words

• Not able to see through clearly

The evidence provided was deemed sufficient for the jury to reach a verdict.

 

What does the word 'sufficient' mean?

• Enough or adequate

• To achieve or reach a goal

• Understood without being spoken or written

• A small, faint flash or sparkle

She couldn't waver in her decision, despite the pressure.

 

What does the word 'waver' mean?

• The person who starts something new

• To hesitate or be unsure about something

• Understood without being spoken or written

• Difficult to understand or figure out

Her expression was inscrutable, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

 

What does the word 'inscrutable' mean?

• The person who starts something new

• A small, faint flash or sparkle

• Difficult to understand or figure out

• To carefully examine or evaluate something

It took some time for her to accustom herself to her new surroundings.

 

What does the word 'accustom' mean?

• A small, faint flash or sparkle

• To show off or boast about something

• Able to be noticed or sensed

• To get used to something

The dense fog made the surroundings nearly opaque, obscuring visibility.

 

What does the word 'opaque' mean?

• To show off or boast about something

• To carefully examine or evaluate something

• Not able to see through clearly

• To confuse or puzzle someone

The complex instructions seemed to bewilder the students.

 

What does the word 'bewilder' mean?

• To confuse or puzzle someone

• Difficult to understand or figure out

• To hurt or control someone unfairly

• The person who starts something new

The slight shaking of the ground was barely perceptible to the onlookers.

 

What does the word 'perceptible' mean?

• Understood without being spoken or written

• Able to be noticed or sensed

• To show off or boast about something

• To confuse or puzzle someone