WorksheetsVocabulary • Ch 2 - Lord of the Flies • Definitions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What word means a place where people are buried?
grave
interpret
gesticulate
tumult
What word means to make known or communicate something?
competent
convey
exasperated
heed
What is the definition of 'gesticulate'?
Stretched or pulled tight
Skilled or capable of doing something well
To pay attention and listen carefully
To use hand movements to communicate
What word means stretched or pulled tight?
interpret
martyr
gesticulate
taut
What is the definition of 'interpret'?
To make someone do something
To explain or understand the meaning of something
To use hand movements to communicate
A long, angry speech or rant
What word means to pay attention and listen carefully?
heed
competent
ebullient
scorn
What word means to make someone do something?
compel
recriminations
tirade
competent
What word means to speak or write easily and smoothly?
fluent
tumult
competent
interpret
What word means to make it harder to do something?
martyr
induce
tirade
hinder
What is the definition of 'exasperated'?
Extremely annoyed or frustrated
To make it harder to do something
To feel or show contempt or disapproval
Stretched or pulled tight
What word means to feel or show contempt or disapproval?
scorn
tumult
hinder
competent
What is the definition of 'competent'?
To cause someone to do something
To make it harder to do something
Blaming each other for something
Skilled or capable of doing something well
What word means very happy and excited?
ebullient
tumult
recriminations
scorn
What is the definition of 'induce'?
To explain or understand the meaning of something
To produce or provide something
To cause someone to do something
To pay attention and listen carefully
What is the definition of 'martyr'?
Stretched or pulled tight
Blaming each other for something
Someone who dies for their beliefs
Extremely annoyed or frustrated
What is the definition of 'recriminations'?
To produce or provide something
A place where people are buried
To speak or write easily and smoothly
Blaming each other for something
What word means happening without planning or forethought?
exasperated
scorn
spontaneous
yield
What word means a long, angry speech or rant?
exasperated
tirade
gesticulate
convey
What word means loud and chaotic noise or commotion?
spontaneous
tumult
fluent
yield
What is the definition of 'yield'?
To produce or provide something
To use hand movements to communicate
To explain or understand the meaning of something
Happening without planning or forethought
