1. Lord of the Flies Unit 1 Vocabulary

2. morals: (n) 1. concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character

3. The Golden Rule, to treat others as you would like to be treated, is the center of my morals.

4. ethics (n) 1. moral principles, as of an individual

5. Stem cell research is a current ethical debated being argued on Capitol Hill.

6. hierarchy (n) 1. any system of persons or things ranked one above another Syn: pecking order; chain of command

7. In Biology, we are studying the hierarchy of all living things. (kingdom, phylum, order, class...)

8. anarchy (n) 1. a state of society without government or law; political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control Syn: disorder; chaos; lawlessness

9. Anarchy ensued once the teacher left of the classroom. Books flew across the room, loud music blared from the computer, and students jumped on the desks.

10. enmity (n) 1. Deep seated hatred; State of being an enemy  Syn: hostility; hatred, antagonism

11. She felt enmity for her enemy.

12. chorister (n)  A singer or leader of a choir  Syn: choir member; singer

13. In college, I was a chorister in a choir that sang at the university’s chapel.

14. bastion (n)  A stronghold or fortification; similar to a stronghold  Syn: fortress; citadel

15. The bastion helped protect the city from its enemies.

16. hiatus (n) 1. A gap or interruption in a schedule; a break or pause Syn: lull

17. We all enjoy the hiatus a snow day creates.

18. tumult (n)  Commotion of a great crowd; disorder  Syn: uproar; commotion; clamor

19. The tumult of after-Christmas shoppers keeps me out of the stores and shopping online.

20. tirade (n)  A long angry or violent speech; a diatribe  Syn: outburst; rant; lecture

21. When I forgot to take out the garbage and the dog got into it and spread it all over the kitchen floor, my mom went on a tirade about my irresponsibility.

22. oppressive (adj)  Using power unjustly; burdensome  Syn: cruel; harsh; domineering

23. Many innocent people suffered under the oppressive rule of Sadaam Hussein.

24. inscrutable (adj)  Difficult to understand, mysterious  Syn: enigmatic; unreadable

25. He loved to keep people guessing. His thought process remained inscrutable.

26. tacit (adj)  Not spoken; implied by actions or statements  Syn: unspoken; implicit

27. Management gave its tacit approval for a casual Friday by wearing casual clothes themselves.

28. Lord of the Flies Unit terminology 2

29. blatant (adj)  Totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious  Syn: obvious, barefaced, deliberate

30. I knew she had told me a blatant lie about eating the rest of the chocolate cake because there was frosting all over her face.

31. taboo (n)  Excluded or forbidden from use or mention  Syn: forbidden, banned, unmentionable

32. In the movie Footloose, dancing was taboo until the teens banded together to get the town to approve a high school prom.

33. sinewy (adj)  Lean and muscular; stringy and tough  Syn: wiry, lean

34. If I worked out for 2 hours a day, I could be sinewy too!

35. malevolent (adj)  Having an ill will or wishing harm to others; malicious  Syn: spiteful, wicked, mean

36. His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.

37. ludicrous (adj)  laughably and obviously absurd; foolish  Syn: absurd, ridiculous, preposterous

38. It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.

39. ineffectual (adj)  Insufficient to produce an effect; useless  Syn: incompetent, weak, useless

40. I have always found my mother’s cure- all for common colds (gargling with salt water) to be an ineffectual remedy.

41. jeer (v)  to abuse vocally; taunt or mock  Syn: boo, heckle, laugh at

42. Because the crowd jeered the new comedian off the stage, he started to cry.

43. inarticulate (adj)  Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity  Syn: mumbling, incoherent

44. With his mouth stuffed, he could utter only inarticulate sounds.

45. clamor (n)  A loud outcry; great expression of discontent  Syn: shouting, screaming

46. The clamor of the little girl’s birthday party at McDonald’s forced me to leave the restaurant.

47. mutinous (adj)  Unruly; engaged in or involving revolt against authority  Syn: rebellious, disobedient

48. When the ship’s captain cut off the men’s supply of whiskey, the men became mutinous and insubordinate.

49. crestfallen (adj)  disappointed; upset

50. After reading the winning Powerball numbers in the newspaper, I was crestfallen to see I had not matched even one of them.

51. impervious (adj)  Incapable of being penetrated or affected.  Syn: solid, resistant

52. The coat is impervious to rain.

53. Lord of the Flies Unit 3 Terminology

54. Glower (v)  Look at or stare angrily or sullenly  Syn: glare, frown, scowl

55. The woman glowered at the man who whistled at her as she walked down the street.

56. Rebuke (v)  To criticize sharply; check or repress  Syn: scold, reprimand

57. The mother rebuked her little boy for taking the candy from the grocery store.

58. fervor (n)  Great intensity of emotion  Syn: passion, enthusiasm

59. When I heard the fervor in her voice, I knew she was serious about moving to Alaska.

60. corpulent (adj)  Excessive, obese

61. Saunter (v)  To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll  Syn: amble, mosey

62. Unfortunately, most students saunter to class when they should hustle.

63. compel (v)  To force or drive; exert a strong, irresistible force on  Syn: force, coerce

64. After seeing the commercial for the new Carne Asada Steak Taquitos at Taco Bell, I was compelled to purchased some.

65. luminous (adj)  Emitting light; full of light  Syn: glowing, radiant

66. Of all the places I have been, Colorado has by far the most luminous sunrises.

67. parry (v)  Deflect or ward off; avoid  Syn: dodge, evade, elude

68. When asked about their personal life, many celebrities parry the question with a clever reply.

69. quaver (v)  Tremble, or speak in a trembling voice  Syn: shake, waver

70. My voice quavered as I began to address the entire school body.

71. talisman (n)  An object with magical power  Syn: charm, mascot, juju

72. The Monkey’s Paw is a play about a talisman thought to grant its keeper three wishes. While the wishes may come true, they are not always happy.

73. acrid (adj)  Unpleasantly sharp or bitter, esp. in a taste or smell  Syn: pungent, bitter, harsh

74. Although my mom swears that vinegar is great to clean things like coffee pots, I never could stand its acrid smell.

75. Cordon (n)  A line of people or ships stationed to guard  Syn: barrier, barricade, ring

76. The police cordoned off the street when there was a robbery in the area.