Lord of the Flies Vocab

What does the word "proffer" mean?

• A violent disturbance

• A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

• Deceptively pleasing

• Be lazy or idle

Which word describes a "violent disturbance"?

• Effulgence

• Enmity

• Upheaval

• Swathe

What is the meaning of "prominent"?

• Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

• The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste

• A state of deep-seated ill-will

What does "apprehension" refer to?

• Fearful expectation or anticipation

• Wrap in or as if in strips of cloth

• The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

• Be lazy or idle

What is "efflorescence"?

• Deceptively pleasing

• The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• A state of deep-seated ill-will

• A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

Which word means "deceptively pleasing"?

• Specious

• Decorous

• Loll

• Prominent

What does "loll" mean?

• Be lazy or idle

• Wrap in or as if in strips of cloth

• Fearful expectation or anticipation

• A violent disturbance

What is the meaning of "swathe"?

• The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

• Wrap in or as if in strips of cloth

• Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste

• A state of deep-seated ill-will

What does "effulgence" refer to?

• A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

• The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

• Deceptively pleasing

• Be lazy or idle

What is "enmity"?

• A state of deep-seated ill-will

• The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

• Fearful expectation or anticipation