Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 & 2

Vocab to memorize for some test

Clambering

Climbing awkwardly

Proffer

Offer; suggestion

Efflorescence

Blossoming; flowering

Specious

Superficially plausible but actually wrong

Efflugence

Brilliance; radiant splendor (whatever tf ts means)

Enmity

Hostility; mutual hatred

Decorous

Fitting; correct; fitting

Furtive

sly (aka done in a quiet way)

Pallid

Deficient in color; lacking sparkle or liveliness

Suffuse

To spread through something completely

Indignation

Anger due to unjust treatment

Immure

Enclosure or being confined against your will

Bastion

Projecting part of a fortification

Hiatus

break; gap; pause

Induce

Persuade or influence

Errant

Behaving wrongly

Ebullience

Lively or enthusiastic expression

Officious

Assertive of authority in an annoying way

Leeward

Being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing

Assented

Thoughtfully agreed

Recrimination

Charges against an accuser

Indignant

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is considered unfair treatment

Tumult

Commotion; riot

Pail

A dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or something similar

Tirade

Long, angry, or violent speech