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LORD OF THE FLIES Vocabulary Ch 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ch. 1:

When the boys shove boulders off of the cliffs as they explore, they use a stick to move the massive rocks. What is the point or support on which a lever pivots called?

a)

A fulcrum

b)

A vortex

c)

An axis point

d)

A crag

2.

Ch. 1:

(adj.). Deceptively attractive. Having the ring of truth or plausibility, but actually fallacious (false).

a)

Specious

b)

Mirage

c)

Pallid

d)

Decorous

3.

Ch. 1:

(n). A structure, such as a pier, that projects into a body of water; a wharf

a)

Scree

b)

Jetty

c)

Crag

d)

Fulcrum

4.

Ch. 1:

Several of the boys are fair complected, but it's another thing for the color to drain from your face entirely. What is the term from our Ch. 1 list for having an abnormally pale complexion?

a)

Insipid

b)

Bleached

c)

Pallid

d)

Faded

5.

CH.1:

(n). A brilliant radiance

a)

Effulgence

b)

Pallid

c)

Suffusion

d)

Swathing

6.

Ch. 1:

(n). A state or time of flowering; a gradual process of unfolding or developing

a)

Efflorescence

b)

Decorous

c)

Swathing

d)

Suffusion

7.

Ch. 1:  (n). Deep-seated, often mutual hatred.

a)

Enmity

b)

Consternation

c)

Decorum

d)

Bastion

8.

Ch. 1:

(n). A shallow body of water, especially one separated from the sea by sandbars or coral reefs.

a)

Scree

b)

Effulgence

c)

Lagoon

d)

Mirage

9.

Ch. 1:

(n). Something illusory or insubstantial; an optical phenomenon.

a)

Scree

b)

Bastion

c)

Festoon

d)

Mirage

10.

Ch. 1:

(adj.). Characterized by or exhibiting proper behavior.

a)

Ebullience

b)

Decorous

c)

Effulgence

d)

Enmity

11.

Ch. 1:

A ____ (n). is a well fortified position. One that is considered similar to a defensive stronghold.

(In class we talked about finding a ___ from which to pick off opponents in paintball.)

a)

Pallid

b)

Specious

c)

Fulcrum

d)

Bastion

12.

Ch. 1:

(n). A gap or an interruption in space, time or continuity; a break 

a)

Bastion

b)

Hiatus

c)

Enmity

d)

Jetty

13.

Ch 1. :

(verb). To extend in physical length and width

a)

Decorous

b)

Suffuse

c)

Swathing

d)

Dubious

14.

Ch. 1:

(n). Loose rock debris covering a slope.

a)

Crag

b)

Effusion

c)

Bastion

d)

Scree

15.

Ch. 1:

Picture brilliant rays of sun breaking through a cloudy sky after a storm. What is the noun from our list for a flood of light or liquid?

a)

Suffusion

b)

Effusion

c)

Bastion

d)

Enmity