Chapter 1-3 Lord of the Flies Vocabulary

Clambering

Climbing awkwardly

Proffer

Offer; suggestion

Efflorescence

Blossoming; flowering

Effulgence

Brilliance; radiant splendor

Enmity

Hostility; mutual hatred

Decorous

Decent; correct; fitting

Fulcrum

Support on which a lever pivots

Furtive

Sly; surreptitious; underhanded

Indignation

Anger due to unjust treatment

Bastion

Projecting part of a fortification

Hiatus

Break; gap; pause

Gesticulated

Made gestures when speaking to show strong feeling

Clamored

shouted noisily and insistently

Ebullience

Lively or enthusiastic expression

Assented

Thoughtfully agreed; concurred

Recrimination

Charges against an accuser

Hayrick

Haystack

Tumult

Commotion; riot

Tirade

Long, angry or violent speech

Festooned

Hung like decorations

Tendril

Spiraled stem used for attachment

Pendant

Something suspended; hanging

Oppressive

Depressing; overwhelming

Inscrutable

Not easily understood; mysterious

Vicissitudes

Natural or unexpected changes

Antagonism

Open hostility or opposition

Indignant

Angered by unjust treatment

Declivities

Descending slopes

Tacit

Unspoken; implied

Susurration

Murmur; whispering sound