lord of the flies vocab

Antagonism

Open hostility or opposition.

Apex

Uppermost point.

Assented

Thoughtfully agreed; concurred.

Bastion

Projecting part of a fortification.

Clamored

Shouted noisily and insistently.

Clambering

Climbing awkwardly.

Coverts

Underbrush providing cover for game.

Crestfallen

Feeling shame or humiliation.

Decorous

Decent; correct; fitting.

Declivities

Descending slopes.

Derisive

Mocking; jeering.

Demented

Mad; insane.

Demure

Modest; reserved.

Diffident(ly)

Shy; timid; reserved.

Daunting

Discouraging; dismaying.

Ebullience

Lively or enthusiastic and insistently.

Efflorescence

Blossoming; flowering.

Effigy

A crude representation of a person.

Effulgence

Brilliance; radiant splendor.

Festooned

Hung like decorations.

Fulcrum

Support on which a lever pivots.

Fervor

Emotional intensity; passion.

Furtive

Sly; surreptitious; underhanded.

Gesticulated

Made gestures when speaking to show strong feelings.

Glowered

Looked with annoyance or anger.

Hayrick

Haystack.

Hiatus

Break; gap; pause.

Impervious

Incapable of being affected.

Inarticulate

Unable to speak clearly.

Indignation

Anger due to unjust treatment.

Ineffectual

Useless; ineffective.

Inscrutable

Not easily understood; mysterious.

Jeer

To mock or taunt.

Lamentably

Mournfully; regrettably.

Ludicrous

Amusing or laughable; absurd.

Leviathan

Large sea creature.

Mutinously

Rebellious; unruly; turbulently.

Oppressive

Depressing; overwhelming.

Pendant

Something suspended; hanging.

Proffer

Offer; suggestion.

Prefect

Chief officer; monitor in private school.

Palled

Lost in attraction.

Recrimination

Charged against an accuser.

Rebuke

Reprimand; criticize; reprove.

Susurration

Murmur; whispering sound.

Tacit

Unspoken; implied.

Tremulous(ly)

Trembling; quivering; shaking.

Tendril

Spiraled stem used for attachment.

Tumult

Commotion; riot.

Tirade

Long, angry or violent speech.

Vicissitudes

Natural or unexpected changes.

Corpulent

Obese; excessively fat.

Derision

Contemptuous laughter; ridicule.

Sauntered

Walked at a leisurely pace.

Abominable

Detestable; unpleasant.

Assimilating

Comprehending; taking in.

Compelled

Urged or drove forcefully.

Luminous

Emitting steady light.

Myopia

Nearsightedness.

Sniveling

Whining in a weak manner.

Propitiatingly

Pacifying; appeasing.

Quavered

Spoke in a trembling voice.

Truculently

Savagely; aggressively.

Parried

Ward off.

Talisman

Object thought to have magical powers.

Cynical(ly)

Distrustful(ly) of human nature.

Acrid

Pungent or bitter odor.

Cordon

A line of people enclosing an area.

Ululating

Howling; wailing.

Elephantine

Massive; clumsy; enormous.

Crepitation

Crackling sound.

Epaulettes

Fringed shoulder pad on a military uniform.