English 1 unit 2 vocabulary

English 1 unit 2 vocabulary "Lord of the Flies" chapters 1-6 (Remich)

Specious

Misleading in appearance, especially misleading attractive

Enmity

The state of feeling actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Strident

Loud, harsh or unpleasant

Eccentric

Unconventional and slightly strange

Furtive

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

Mortification

To get embarrassment and shame

Gesticulated

To use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or emphasize one’s words

Officious

Assertive of authority in an annoyingly dominating way, especially with regard to petty or trivial manners

Recrimination

An accusation in response from someone else

Pall

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

Inscrutible

Impossible to understand or interperate

Vicissitudes

Attemptation between opposite or contrasting things

Contrite

Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt

Incredulous

(Of a person or a manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

Blatant

Completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious

Impalpable

Unable to benefit by touch

Myriad

A countless or extremely great number

Preposterous

Contrary to a reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous

Tacitly

In a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated

Errant

Erring or straying from the proper course or standards

Malevolently

In a way that shows ill will, a desired to harm others, or a malicious intent

Obscurely

In a way that is unclear, vague or hard to understand

Opaque

Not able to be seen through; not transparent

Lamentably

In a way that causes sorrow, regret or disappointment; deplorably

Ludicrous

So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

Expansive

Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive or wide-ranging

Perilous

Full of anger or risk

Tempestuously

Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion

Discursive

Switching from subject to subject

Inarticulate

Unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly

Interminable

Endless (often used as a hyperbole)

Tremulously

In a shaky or quivering manner, often due to fear, nervousness, uncertainty or weakness

Incredulity

The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something

Constrainedly

to do something in a forced or unnatural way, often due to embarrassment or restriction

Somberly

in a serious, sad, or gloomy way, without humor or lightheartedness