Lord of the Flies Week 2

Recrimination

A bitter counter-accusation

Tirade

A long, bitter speech

Oppressive

A feeling of being physically or mentally weighed down

Inscrutable

Cannot be easily understood; mysterious; unknowable

Vicissitudes

Irregular changing conditions

Flinch

To draw back and away; shrink

Tacit

Expressed without being stated; implicit

Founder

To sink; fail; collapse

Unintelligible

Not capable of being made out or understood

Generic

Relating to or descriptive of an entire group/class; general

Belligerence

Quarrelsome attitude or quality; readiness to fight

Chastisement

Punishment; especially by beating; severe criticism

Illusion

False or misleading idea; misconception

Incredulous

Unwilling or unable to believe; doubting

Improvisation

Something done or made without preparation