Lord of the Flies, Unit 3, chs 7-9

Alight

settle or come to rest

Brandish

exhibit aggressively

Bravado

a swaggering show of courage

Buffet

strike against forcefully

Clamber

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Demure

shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way

Derision

Contemptuous (hostile) laughter

Dun

of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color

Fervor

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

Glower

look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval

Illusive

based on or having the nature of a fantasy

Impervious

not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

Laden

filled with a great quantity

Pall

become less interesting or attractive

Prefect

a chief officer or chief magistrate

Rebuke

censure severely or angrily

Rueful

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Sanctity

the quality of being holy

Tremulous

quivering as from weakness or fear

Vexed

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances