Lord of the Flies Vocabulary

Specious

Having a false look of truth or logic.

Enmity

A feeling of hostility or hatred.

Decorous

In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.

Smart

To feel a sharp, stinging pain.

Martyred

To endure great suffering for a cause.

Ebullience

The quality of being cheerful and full of energy.

Vicissitudes

Changes of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Contrite

Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.

Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated.

Belligerence

Aggressive or warlike behavior.

Impalpable

Unable to be felt by touch; not easily comprehended.

Mere

Not important; merely.

Mirage

An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions.

Malevolently

In a manner with intent to harm; maliciously.

Nape

The back of the neck.

Reverence

Deep respect for someone or something.

Effigy

A sculpture or model of a person.

Jeer

To make rude and mocking remarks.

Taut

Tightly drawn; no slack.

Interminable

Endless or seemingly endless.

Embroiled

Involved in conflict or difficulties.

Clamor

A loud and confused noise.

Mutinously

In a rebellious manner.

Swell

To increase in size.

Curtly

In a rudely brief manner.

Crestfallen

Sad and disappointed.

Impervious

Not allowing fluid to pass through; unable to be affected by.

Sanctity

The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.

Fervor

Intense and passionate feeling.

Illusive

Deceptive; based on illusion.

Glowered

To have an angry or sullen look on one's face.

Rebuke

To express sharp disapproval or criticism.

Iridescent

Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

Interspersed

To scatter among or between other things.

Corpulent

Fat; having a large, bulky body.

Superficial

Existing or occurring at or on the surface.

Festoon

To adorn a place with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations.

Parody

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration.

Looming

Appearing large and threatening.

Compelled

To force or drive someone to do something.

Oblong

Having an elongated shape, often rectangular.

Interrogative

Having the form or force of a question.

Torrid

Very hot and dry.

Dredged

To bring to notice by deep searching.

Exulting

Showing or feeling a lively or triumphant joy.

Myopia

Lack of foresight; narrow-mindedness.

Multitudinous

Very numerous.

Talisman

An object that is thought to have magic powers and bring good luck.

Acrid

Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.

Enconse

To surround or enclose.

Cordon

A line of people or of objects that surround or restrict.