Honors English Lord of The Flies

Decorous

Polite; in keeping with good taste and manners

Mirage

An optical illusion created usually by weather

Enormity

A great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived to be bad or wrong

Bastion 

A projecting part of a fortification built into a wall for defense 

Gesticulate

To use gestures, especially dramatic ones

Tumult

Loud commotion from a large crowd

Tirade

A long, angry outburst of criticism

Antagonism

Active hostility or opposition

Tacit 

Something is understood or implied without being spoken 

Impalpable

Unable to be felt or touched, but is known to be real

Sinewy

Lean and muscular where it can be stringy and tough

Apex

The top or highest point of something

Jeer

To vocally abuse; mock or taunt

Effigy

A sculpture or model of a person made to be destroyed 

Glower

To stare angrily at someone; scowl

Impervious

Cannot be affected or penetrated

Rebuke

To criticize or disapprove sharply because of behavior or actions

Demure

Modest and reserved in manner or behavior 

Fervor

Intense or passionate

Saunter

To walk leisurely, relaxed, stroll

Assimilate

To take in ideas, culture, or info

Compel

To force or obligate (someone) to do something

Luminous

Full of or emitting light especially in dark 

Acrid

Unpleasantly sharp of bitter in smell or taste

Cordon

A line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area