Vocabulary • Ch 4 - Lord of the Flies • Context Clues

Her hesitation had a clear implication that she was not interested.

 

What does the word 'implication' mean?

• To confidently state or declare something

• To suggest or hint something without saying it directly

• To be harshly scolded or criticized

• Very, very bad or terrible

She struggled to maintain her focus during the long meeting.

 

What does the word 'focus' mean?

• Extreme pain or suffering

• To concentrate or pay attention to something

• Having a good and happy feeling

• Unable to move or feel body parts

She has a positive attitude towards life.

 

What does the word 'positive' mean?

• To signal or call someone to come

• Feeling sad or serious

• The order in which things happen

• Having a good and happy feeling

The room was filled with a somber silence as everyone mourned their loss.

 

What does the word 'somber' mean?

• Feeling very excited or scared for no reason

• Feeling sad or serious

• To signal or call someone to come

• The order in which things happen

She had doubts about the plan, but she agreed to go along with it nevertheless.

 

What does the word 'nevertheless' mean?

• However, in spite of that

• Extreme pain or suffering

• Feeling very excited or scared for no reason

• Feeling sad or serious

The crowd began to disperse after the speech ended.

 

What does the word 'disperse' mean?

• Having a good and happy feeling

• Unsure or uncertain about something

• To scatter or spread something apart

• Extreme pain or suffering

The crowd erupted into hysteria when the band finally took the stage.

 

What does the word 'hysteria' mean?

• About to happen

• To scatter or spread something apart

• Extreme pain or suffering

• Feeling very excited or scared for no reason

She beckoned him to come closer.

 

What does the word 'beckon' mean?

• To signal or call someone to come

• Very, very bad or terrible

• Feeling sad or serious

• To confidently state or declare something

She was confident enough to assert her opinion during the meeting.

 

What does the word 'assert' mean?

• Very obvious or too noticeable to ignore

• To confidently state or declare something

• About to happen

• To scatter or spread something apart

The conditions in the factory were truly appalling.

 

What does the word 'appalling' mean?

• Very, very bad or terrible

• Happening again and again for a long time

• Unable to move or feel body parts

• About to happen