| slant | to slope or to make something slope in a particular direction |
| smart | sharp stinging pain |
| hum | to make a low continuous sound |
| fetch | to go to where something is and bring it back |
| blot out | to cover or hide something completely |
| warp | to make something become twisted or bent out of its natural shape |
| perpendicular | forming an angle of 90 degrees with another line |
| bore | to make a hole with a tool or by digging |
| beastie | beast |
| exasperation | annoying or irritating very much |
| thread | an idea that connects the different parts of something |
| smirk | to smile in an affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner |
| caress | to touch someone or something gently in a pleasant way |
| swathe | a long strip of land, especially one on which the plants or crops have been cut |
| errant | behaving in a bad way |
| martyred | showing pain so that people will be sympathetic towards you |
| ebullient | full of confidence or energy; cheerful |
| caps of maintenance | caps bearing a school badge |
| tug at | to pull hard |
| limb | a large branch of a tree |
| on a limb | in a position where you have no support from other people |
| stagger | to walk in an uncontrolled way |
| blurt out | to say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited |
| mind out | be careful; watch out |
| officious | too eager to serve or advise; too ready to tell people what to do |
| grope | to try and find something that you cannot see by feeling with your hands |
| leeward | facing the same direction that the wind is blowing |
| windward | facing the direction from which the wind is coming |
| crinkle | to form a lot of thin folds or lines |
| a fat lot | a fat chance (very little; no possibility) |
| altos | the boys who sing in the vocal range between tenor and soprano |
| trebles | the boys who sing the highest part in musical harmony |
| recrimination | a statement accusing or criticizing someone who has accused or criticized you |
| tumult | an uproar, a state in which your thoughts or feelings are confused |
| festoon | to decorate |
| wisp | a small, thin piece of grass, hair |
| outcrop | a rock, or a group of rocks, that sticks up out of the ground |
| caper | to run or jump around happily |
| cock an/your ear | to listen very carefully |
| pall | something such as smoke, dust, or cloud that covers an area and makes it darker |
| tirade | a long angry speech criticizing someone or something |
| pinch | to steal |
Lord of the Flies Vocab Chapter 2
February 11, 2020