1. Lord of the Flies Vocabulary Ch.7 - 9

2. Covert Hidden or covered; a place that is hidden or secret

3. Daunting Discouraging or overwhelming

4. assimilate To acquire in an effort to make one’s own; to blend

5. impervious Not capable of being pierced or entered

6. vulnerable Open to criticism or attack; capable of being hurt or wounded

7. emphatic Uttered or done with emphasis or definite force

8. Frenzy Wild excitement or enthusiasm

9. apprehension nervousness

10. mutinous Wanting to rebel against a constituted authority

11. contemptuous Scornful attitude; the way a person feels when he/she thinks someone or something is worthless

12. protrude To stick out

13. derisive Mocking or ridiculed by action or words

14. parody a comic imitation of something that is meant to be taken seriously

15. cynicism Inclination to doubt human goodness

16. corpulent Fat, obese