Untitled Flashcards Set

1. clambering- climbing awkwardly 2. proffer- offer; suggestion 3. efflorescence- blossoming; flowering 4. effulgence- brilliance; radiant splendor 5. enmity- hostility; mutual hatred 6. decorous- decent; correct; fitting 7. fulcrum- support on which a lever pivots 8. furtive- sly; surreptitious; underhanded 9. indignation- anger due to unjust treatment 10. bastion- projecting part of a fortification 11. hiatus- break; gap; pause Chapter Two 1. gesticulated- made gestures when speaking to show strong feeling 2. clamored- shouted noisily and insistently 3. ebullience- lively or enthusiastic expression 4. assented- thoughtfully agreed; concurred 5. recrimination- charges against an accuser 6. hayrick- haystack 7. tumult- commotion; riot 8. tirade- long, angry or violent speech Chapter Three 1. festooned- hung like decorations 2. tendril- spiraled stem used for attachment 3. pendant- something suspended; hanging 4. oppressive- depressing; overwhelming 5. inscrutable- not easily understood; mysterious 6. vicissitudes- natural or unexpected changes 7. antagonism- open hostility or opposition 8. indignant- angered by unjust treatment 9. declivities- descending slopes 10.tacit- unspoken; implied 11. susurration- murmur; whispering sound