Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Lord of the Flies • Context Clues

The glow-in-the-dark toy emitted a soft phosphorescence in the dark room.

 

What does the word 'phosphorescence' mean?

• When someone enters without being invited

• A glow that lasts for a while

• To do well or be successful

• The effect or influence of something

She asked a multitude of inquisitive questions during the interview.

 

What does the word 'inquisitive' mean?

• Curious and wanting to learn more

• The effect or influence of something

• To split or separate something in two

• To stick out

She moved with an ungainly stumble as she tried to catch her balance.

 

What does the word 'ungainly' mean?

• To walk in a relaxed and casual way

• To do well or be successful

• The way someone sounds when they speak

• Awkward or clumsy in movement or appearance

The actress's beauty was only skin-deep, reflecting a superficiality that masked her true character.

 

What does the word 'superficial' mean?

• Extremely bad or unpleasant

• Only on the surface, not deep

• Curious and wanting to learn more

• Awkward or clumsy in movement or appearance

The wood split in two as he struck it with the axe.

 

What does the word 'cleave' mean?

• To walk in a relaxed and casual way

• To split or separate something in two

• Having a very large or fat body

• The way someone sounds when they speak