1. Golding’s Lord of the Flies
Vocabulary in context

2. Chapter 1 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Efflorescence (12, P4)
Enmity (14, P17)
Decorous (15, P14)
Chorister (22, P6)
Bastion (29, P2)
Hiatus (31, P1)
Bloom, flourish
Hostility, animosity
Proper, seemly
Musician, singer
Bulwark, fortification
Interval, gap

3. Chapter 2 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Ebullience (38, P-last)
Recrimination (43, P13)
Tumult (43, P-last)
Tirade (45, P16)
Excitement, enthusiasm
Accusation, reproach
Disorder, turbulence
Sermon, outpouring

4. Chapter 3 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Oppressive (49, P1)
Inscrutable (49, P2)
Vicissitudes (49, P3)
Declivities (54, P6)
Tacit (55, P10)
Severe, abusive
Incomprehensible, unfathomable
Fortunes, fates
Grades, slopes
Implied, understood

5. Chapter 4 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Blatant (58, P2)
Mirage (58, P2)
Taboo (62, P2)
Sinewy (64, P-top)
Malevolently (71, P-last)
Offensive, very obvious
An unreal reflection, optical illusion
Forbidden, banned by religion or custom
Strong
In a mean or spiteful manner

6. Chapter 5 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Ludicrous (78, P4)
Ineffectual (79, P4)
Jeer (84, P11)
Indigo (88, P4)
Inarticulate (89, P17)
Theorem (92, P7)
Appalled (93, P9)
Ridiculous, absurd
Not producing any or the desired effect
To mock, to scorn
A deep blue-violet dye
Lacking the ability to express oneself in speech
A principal, a theoretical proposition
To fill with horror or dismay

7. Chapter 6 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Leviathan (105, P11)
Clamor (108, P8)
Mutinously (108, P26)
A very large animal, monstrous
A loud steady noise, an outcry
Unruly, rebellious, insurgent

8. Chapter 7 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Accessible (110)
Loiter (112)
Crestfallen (117)
Impervious (121)
Enterprise (122)
Approachable
Linger idly
Dejected
Resistant
Business venture, a bold undertaking

9. Chapter 8 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Glowered (127)
Rebuke (128)
Demure (133)
Fervor (133)
Sensuously (134)
Scowl
Reprimand
Sedate
Earnestness
carnal

10. Chapter 9 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition Static (145)
Buffet (146)
Corpulent (146)
Sauntered (150)
Cascading (153)
Fixed
To hit, beaten
Very fat, obese
Stroll
Waterfall

11. Chapter 10 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Authority (160)
Ambushed (165)
Compelled (167)
One in charge
Surprise attack
Coerced; obliged

12. Chapter 11.1 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Luminous (169)
Myopia (169)
Sniveling (170)
Liberation (172)
Quavered (174)
Giving out light
Nearsightedness
Whimpering; whining
Freedom
Shook

13. Chapter 11.2 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition Wary (177)
Faltered (177)
Parried (179)
Talisman (180)
Careful; watchful
Hesitate
Turned aside
Token or symbol

14. Chapter 12 ViC Word Your definition Dictionary definition
Vegetation (185)
Acrid (186)
Cordon (191)
Elephantine (194)
Epaulettes (200)
Plants and other growth
Sharp; pungent
Line
Like an elephant
Shoulder badges