Lord of the Flies Vocab Chapter 1-5

clamber

to climb

proffer

 to offer

effulgence

brightness or brilliant light radiating from something

strident

noisy

clamor

to demand

mortification

embarrassment

pallor

paleness

savor

to taste; enjoy

gesticulate

to make gestures

errant

sinful

ebullient

enthusiastic

recriminate

to accuse somebody who has already brought an accusation

festoon (n, v)

a decoration; to decorate

vicissitude

variability; changeability

declivity

a downward inclination; sloping downward, especially land

tacit

unspoken; understood

decorous

good behavior

officious

bossy

susurration

whisper

generic

common; non-specific; general

impalpable

incapable of being felt

incursion

invasion

discursive

broad

incredulous

disbelieving; skeptical

gaudy

flashy but in bad taste

furtive

attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

avidly

passionately