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WorksheetsLORD OF THE FLIES Vocabulary Ch 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
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 fulcrum
A vortex
An axis point
A crag
Ch. 1:
(adj.). Deceptively attractive. Having the ring of truth or plausibility, but actually fallacious (false).
Specious
Mirage
Pallid
Decorous
Ch. 1:
(n). A structure, such as a pier, that projects into a body of water; a wharf
Scree
Jetty
Crag
Fulcrum
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?
Insipid
Bleached
Pallid
Faded
CH.1:
(n). A brilliant radiance
Effulgence
Pallid
Suffusion
Swathing
Ch. 1:
(n). A state or time of flowering; a gradual process of unfolding or developing
Efflorescence
Decorous
Swathing
Suffusion
Ch. 1: (n). Deep-seated, often mutual hatred.
Enmity
Consternation
Decorum
Bastion
Ch. 1:
(n). A shallow body of water, especially one separated from the sea by sandbars or coral reefs.
Scree
Effulgence
Lagoon
Mirage
Ch. 1:
(n). Something illusory or insubstantial; an optical phenomenon.
Scree
Bastion
Festoon
Mirage
Ch. 1:
(adj.). Characterized by or exhibiting proper behavior.
Ebullience
Decorous
Effulgence
Enmity
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.)
Pallid
Specious
Fulcrum
Bastion
Ch. 1:
(n). A gap or an interruption in space, time or continuity; a break
Bastion
Hiatus
Enmity
Jetty
Ch 1. :
(verb). To extend in physical length and width
Decorous
Suffuse
Swathing
Dubious
Ch. 1:
(n). Loose rock debris covering a slope.
Crag
Effusion
Bastion
Scree
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?
Suffusion
Effusion
Bastion
Enmity
