Vocabulary Extension - Lord of the Flies

What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

 The angry mob gesticulated wildly, trying to make their point. 

•  motioned

• flailed

• waved

• gestured 

The boys found themselves clambering through the creepers in search of wood.

• walking

• moving

• struggling

• climbing

  
  

The children’s ebullience about the circus gave the performers a boost. 

• exuberance

• excitement

• enthusiasm

• passion 

 When asked to keep the fire going, the choir gravely assented. 

• acknowledged

• acquiesced

• nodded

• complied

His voice lifted into the whine of virtuous recrimination, begging to be heard. 

• accusation

• incrimination

• indictment

• retort

He paused in the tumult, trying in vain to perceive an answer to his cries.

• uproar

• disorder

• racket

• confusion

The young girl ran to her room as her mother subjected her to a non-stop tirade.

• fight

• denunciation

• sermon

• tongue-lashing

Directions:

Using the vocabulary words from Chapter One, answer the following questions or choose the word that best completes the sentence. Write your answer on the line provided. Each word will be used only once.

clambering, proffer, efflorescence, effulgence, enmity, fulcrum, furtive, indignation, bastion, hiatus

• 1. Which word describes a projecting part of a fort or fortification? 

  
  

Directions:

Using the vocabulary words from Chapter One, answer the following questions or choose the word that best completes the sentence. Write your answer on the line provided. Each word will be used only once.

clambering, proffer, efflorescence, effulgence, enmity, fulcrum, furtive, indignation, bastion, hiatus

• 2. A sly, surreptitious, or underhanded look can be described as this.