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Lord of The Flies and Antigone Vocabulary Test

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  1. acrid
  2. enmity
  3. transgressed
  4. brandishing
  5. malevolent
  1. a to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly (threateningly) (verb)
  2. b positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will (noun)- comes from "enemi" meaning "enemy"
  3. c having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (adj)- coems from mal meaning bad
  4. d sharply and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor; irritating (adj)- comes from acr-/acer meaning sharp
  5. e to go beyond a boundary or limit; to pass beyond or go over a limit or boundary (verb)- comes from "trans" meaning "across", and "gress" meaning "to go or step"

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. angered aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean (noun)- comes from "indignus" meaning "unworthy"
  2. feeling shame or humiliation (noun)
  3. a group of related individuals; one's relative; family relationship (kindship) (adj.)- comes from "kin" meaning "family)
  4. marked by propriety and good taste; correct; smart/clever (adj)- comes from "decere" meaning "beauty/to be fitting"
  5. honor or respect felt or shown (noun)- comes from "revere/ver" meaning "fear"

5 True/False Questions

  1. meritoriousmarked by propriety and good taste; correct; smart/clever (adj)- comes from "decere" meaning "beauty/to be fitting"

          

  2. decreean order usually having the force of law (noun/verb)

          

  3. infallibleincapable of error (adj.)- comes from "fal/falio" meaning "false" and "in" meaning "not"

          

  4. ludicrousmarked by propriety and good taste; correct; smart/clever (adj)- comes from "decere" meaning "beauty/to be fitting"

          

  5. jeerto speak or cry out with derision or mockery (verb/noun)