Lord of the Flies Vocabulary Chapters 3-6

tacit

silent

gesticulated

use of gestures

opaque

not transparent

festooned

To string or make a chain of flowers

foliage

leaves of a plant

vicissitudes

interchange or alternation

unheeding

to not pay attention

tattered

torn

inscrutable

not able to be investigated or interpreted

castanet

a pair of pieces of wood held in one's hand

lament

feel, show, express grief or regret

effigy

a sculpture or mold of a person

ludicrous

foolish or out of place as to be amusing

inarticulate

unable to speak, express clearly

discursive

digressing from subject to subject

substantial

of considerable size, worth, or importance

emphatic

expressing something with force and clarity

contemptuously

scornful, mocking

leviathon

a sea monster

somberly

in a serious, dark or gloomy manner