Vocab Lord of the flies

Improvisation

Improvisation

action of improvising or arranging anything without previous preperation

Jeeringly

in a way that involves laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them

Lamentably

that which is to be be regretted, regretfully

Ludicrous

amusing or laughable through obvious absurditity, exaggeration or eccentricity

Expansively

marked by delusions of self-importance

Effigy

an image or representation especially of a person, or a statue

Sough

to make a soft moaning, or whistling sound

Perilous

very dangerous full of risk

tempestously

full of extreme emotions, violent

Slug

a tough-skinned terrestrial mollusk that typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. It can be a serious plant pest.

Discursive

moving from one point point to another without any strict structure

Inarticulate

unable to speak clearly

Incantation

special words that are spoken or sung to have a magic affect, act of speaking or singing these words

Interminable

lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying

Tremulously

in a nervous way that causes you or your voice to shake slightly

Exasperation

the feeling of being extremely annoyed, especially because you cannot do anything to improve a situation irritated

Incredulity

fact of being unable to believe something, disbelief

Diffidently

without much confidence, in a way that shows you do not want to talk about yourself

constrainedly

not natural, forced of with too much control

Leviathan

a very large and powerful thing, a sea creature

Plinth

a block of stone on which a column or statue stands

Guano

the waste substance passed from the bodies of birds that live near the sea, used to make plants and crops grow well

Exulting

to feel and show that you are very excited and happy because of something that has happened

Somberly

sad or serious way

Multinously

in a way that shows you will not, or do not want to, obey the orders of somebody in authority, rebellion

Obtuseness

the fact of being slow or unwilling to understand something

moors

a high open are of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass and heather, infertile land

Brandishing

to hold or wave something, especially a weapon, in an aggresive or excited way

Funk

one who is afraid or a coward

Daunting

making somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something, unlikely to make somebody feel this way

Impervious

not affected or influenced by something, or disturbed

Contemptously

in a way that shows that you have no respect for somebody/something

Derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

Sanctity

the state of being holy or sacred

Demere

behaving in a quiet, shy way that does not attract attention

Demented

behaving in a crazy way because you are extremely upset or worried , mad

Iridescent

showing many bright colors that seem to change in different lights, glittering

Parody

something that is such a bad or an unfair example of something that it seems silly, ridiculous imitation for a comic effect