WorksheetsLord of the Flies, Vocabulary, Ch. 7-9
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
solemnly means:
without pretense or hypocrisy
in a grave and sedate manner
in a careful unhurried manner
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
rueful means:
awkward
cordial
repentant
superb
alight means to:
travel at a moderate speed
come down
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
proceed without interruption, in music or talk
demure means:
disaffected
modest
descendant
unrestrained
rebuke means to:
represent
reprimand
remember
recreate
sanctity means:
the quality of being holy
the quality of being serious
the quality of being manly
the quality of being well behaved
vexed means:
making a strong or vivid mental image
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
having rugged physical strength
derision means:
enthusiastic approval
insincere talk about religion or morals
light teasing repartee
contemptuous laughter
sodden means:
temperamentally disinclined to talk
wet through and through
crowded
extremely painful
clamber means to:
scramble
saunter
pry
exult
crestfallen means:
garish
oracular
unapproachable
dejected
tremulous means:
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
not functioning properly
arousing affect
quivering as from weakness or fear
