Lord of the Flies Vocabulary

specious

(adj) plausible but false

effulgence

(n) brilliance; radiant splendor

strident

(adj) sharply or offensively loud

immure

(v) to lock up or confine

hiatus

(n) a break or a gap; an interruption

ebullient

(adj) overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

officious

(adj) intrusive; objectionable aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services

tumult

(n) a disorderly commotion or disturbance

caper

(v) skip or dance in a lively or playful way

pall

(n) a covering that darkens or obscures; a gloomy effect or atmosphere

vicissitude

(n) a variation in fortune or life

compulsion

(n) an irrational or unusual feeling of needing to do something

inscrutable

(adj) incomprehensible, impossible to understand

furtive

(adj) as though one has a secret motive

susurration

(n) a faint background noise such as a rustling or a LOTF cover whisper

whelm

(v) to cover or immerse

dubious

(adj) suspicious or questionable

impalpable

(adj) unable to be materially recognized by the senses

tacit

(adj) implied or confirmed without words

gyrate

(v) to spin or turn

convulsion

(n) a violent/physical disturbance; a fit; a seizure

jeer

(v) to treat with laughter; mock

perpetually

(adv) continuing or enduring forever; everlasting

assent

(v) to agree to a statement/proposal

lamentation

(n) an expression of grief

flail

(v) to move or swing with power

tremulously

(adv) trembling from fear, nervousness, or weakness

contempuously

(adv) without respect

leviathan

(n) a sea monster from the Bible, anything of immense size and power

mutinously

(adv) rebellious, difficult to control

dun

(adj) bland or boring

covert

(n) think undergrowth in areas of heavy vegetation

apprehension

(n) fearful anticipation/expectation

ruefully

(adv) in a manner that causes pity/compassion

traverse

(v) to lie/extend across something

tremulous

(adj) timid, timorous, fearful

indiginant

(adv) angered by something unjust/wrong/unfair

rebuke

(n) an act of criticism/censure

santicity

(n) holiness, saintliness, godliness

demure

(adj) modest, shy, quiet; serious/reserved

corpulent

(adj) a fat or obese person

abominable

(adj) lloathsome; the cause of a bad omen; hateful; dreadful

phosphorescence

(n) a luminescence without heat; a light-emitting quality

inquisitive

(adj) eager for knowledge; too curious; nosy; overly interested

attendant

(adj) [following as] a consequence; associated/connected with; happen together

torrid

(adj) very hot and dry

assimilate

(v) to take in; incorporate; absorb

barmy

(adj) eccentric, daft

conviction

(n) an unshakeable belief in something that desn't need to be proved

dredge

(v) to bring to people's attention an unpleasant or embarrassing fact or incident that had been forgotten

fragment

(n) a piece or segment of an object

multitudinous

(adj) existing in great numbers; too numerous to count

pinnacles

(n) pointed objects, peaks

ludicrous

(adj) weird; absurd; strange; funny

incantation

(n) a (ritual) chant/recitation of words/sounds that result in a magical event

delirious

(adj) marked by uncontrolled emotion/excitement

leaden

(adj) dull; heavy; lacking lightness/liveliness

pax

(n) peace [in Latin]

ululation

(n) a howl; a hoot; a wail

goad

(v) to prod; provoke

tentatively

(adv) in an experimental or unsure manner