Lord of the Flies Vocabulary Ch. 7-12

accessible

(adj) capable of being reached

loiter

(v) dawdle, delay

crestfallen

(adj) dispirited and depressed, dejected

impervious

(adj) incapable of being penetrated or affected

enterprise

(n) an undertaking

glowered

(v) looked at/stared at angrily

rebuke

(v) to criticize sharply

demure

(adj) modest and reserved

fervor

(n) great intensity of emotion

sensuously

(adv) of or relating to the senses

static

(adj) disturbance of noise or not moving

buffet

(v) to strike

corpulent

(adj) excessively fat

sauntered

(v) to walk at a leisurely pace, stroll

cascading

(v) steep, falling

authority

(n) power to influence

ambushed

(v) to lie in wait, lurk

compelled

(v) to force or drive, exert force on

luminous

(adj) full of light

myopia

(n) nearsightedness

sniveling

(n) to sniffle, whine, complain

liberation

(n) freedom

quavered

(v) trembled

wary

(adj) marked by caution

faltered

(v) stumble

parried

(v) deflected or warded off

talisman

(n) an object with magical power

vegetation

(n) plant life

acrid

(adj) unpleasantly sharp/bitter taste/smell

cordon

(n) a line of people/ships stationed together

elephantine

(adj) the size of an elephant, enormous in size or strength

epaulettes

(n) a fringed strap worn on military uniforms