WorksheetsVocabulary • Ch 12 - Lord of the Flies • Definitions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the definition of 'compose'?
To hold back or stop something
Lasting for a very short time
To create or put together something, like music or a story
To shrink back or hide in fear
What word means in addition or furthermore?
fleeting
moreover
distend
elaborate
What is the definition of 'tentative'?
Not fully decided or certain yet
Difficult to see, understand, or find
To create or put together something, like music or a story
A strong and unpleasant smell or taste
What is the definition of 'acrid'?
To hold back or stop something
Difficult to see, understand, or find
Not fully decided or certain yet
A strong and unpleasant smell or taste
What word means to stop or hesitate in hesitation?
balk
suppress
utter
goad
What word means to shrink back or hide in fear?
cower
volley
fleeting
balk
What word means to give more details or explanations?
elaborate
distend
suppress
fathom
What word means extremely painful or unbearable?
suppress
excruciating
continuous
cower
What is the definition of 'fathom'?
Making fun of someone or something
To stop or hesitate in hesitation
To understand or figure out something
Difficult to see, understand, or find
What is the definition of 'goad'?
To become larger or swollen
Making fun of someone or something
To push or provoke someone to action
To understand or figure out something
What is the definition of 'hamper'?
To create or put together something, like music or a story
To say or speak out loud
A large basket for carrying or storing
Difficult to see, understand, or find
What is the definition of 'suppress'?
To say or speak out loud
To understand or figure out something
To happen without stopping or pausing
To hold back or stop something
What word means to happen without stopping or pausing?
obscure
continuous
goad
moreover
What word means making fun of someone or something?
ridicule
utter
obscure
excruciating
What word means lasting for a very short time?
fleeting
moreover
excruciating
elaborate
What is the definition of 'volley'?
Extremely painful or unbearable
A continuous back-and-forth of hitting something
To settle comfortably or securely in a place
To shrink back or hide in fear
What word means difficult to see, understand, or find?
compose
fathom
distend
obscure
What word means to say or speak out loud?
ensconced
tentative
utter
elaborate
What word means to become larger or swollen?
distend
ensconced
elaborate
cower
What is the definition of 'ensconced'?
To become larger or swollen
To settle comfortably or securely in a place
Not fully decided or certain yet
To say or speak out loud
