Mixed Bag
What word means the same as secretive?
furtive
The “whims of fortune” are ….
vicissitudes
When he gets scared or stressed, Percival Wemys Madison finds security in reciting his name, address, and telephone number. This information becomes a chant or an ........... to him.
incantation
Simon is skeptical that a beast lives in the forest because he thinks the evil inside the boys is the greater threat. Another word for skeptical is ...........
incredulous
If your sister borrows your car without asking, then gets into an accident and returns it to you with the gas tank empty, you have a right to .......
fume
a large shell that the boys use to call a meeting
conch
Beginning in the early chapters, the boys dance at various times, but as the novel progresses, their dancing becomes less lighthearted and much scarier and crazy--in other words, it becomes ...........
demented
When Roger is throwing rocks while Henry plays in Chapter 4, Roger doesn't throw the rocks right at Henry. Roger is still listening to the teachings of his parents, who have taught him that purposely hurting someone is .........
taboo
Simon is worried that the other boys think he is ............. The word means 'a little bit offbeat or strange' -- but not so much as to be threatening or scary.
batty
Some of the desks in this room have been ________________________ by people who wrote on them or carved words into them.
defiled
What vocab word means the OPPOSITE of praise, compliments, support, or affirmation?
derision / derisive
The medicine didn’t work. It was ________________________
ineffectual
If you want to climb a mountain, you have to be willing to keep going during the difficult uphill parts, even though the ____________________________ are easier
declivities
Glass is transparent rather than....
opaque
When the principal caught her writing on the walls in the bathroom, she was _______________________ to go to detention
compelled
An example of a time when a six-year-old would NOT act delightedly is........
answers will vary
In his first day on the island, Jack realizes that killing a pig is an act of such ________________ that he cannot follow through with it.
enormity
Why does Jack want the other boys to treat him like an idol? (What will the boys do to show this?)
Jack wants to be worshipped, respected, and adored. He wants complete and utter obedience from his tribe members.
When my boss spoke to me in a _____________________ way, I was mad at him, because I didn’t like his tone.
curt
The opposite of being held captive by something is to be .........
liberated
Name two similar scenes in the novel when a main character feels mortified.
When Jack loses the election in Ch. 1 and, later, when none of the boys want to remove Ralph as chief.
Explain the situation from the novel in which Simon was seeking to make a point, but to no avail.
What vocab word expresses this condition?
Simon was inarticulate when he tried to explain to the boys at the Ch. 5 meeting that they themselves were the threat (beast) on the island.
In Ch. 1 of the novel, when Jack, Simon, and Ralph explore the island, what do they do to show their ebullience? Name two specific actions.
they roll a rock down the hill
Ralph stands on his head
they talk about how the island will be an adventure
Smoking cigarettes and eating junk food is ____________________________ to athletic success.
inimical
If you move your hands as you speak, you are ___________________________; give two examples of people who do this in our world.
gesticulating