Lord of the Flies Vocab

Clamber

To climb awkwardly.

Decorous

Marked by propriety and good taste.

Interpose

To put between.

Strident

Harsh, insistent, and discordant sound.

Clamor

A loud, continuous sound.

Pallor

Paleness in the face.

Conch

A spiral-shaped shell.

Scornfully

Showing or feeling a lack of respect.

Officious

Describes a voluntary service towards something that isn't needed or wanted.

Tumult

Noisy confusion/disorder.

Festoon

A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration.

Tendril

A slender thread-like appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, which stretches out and twines round any suitable support.

Inscrutable

Impossible to understand or interpret.

Barb

Sharp projection near the end of an arrow or similar object.

Bewilder

Cause to be perplexed and confused.

Flaunt

Display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

Opalescence

Showing many small points of shifting color against a pale or dark ground.

Croon

To speak in a soft manner.

Incredulously

Unwilling to admit or accept.

Malevolent

Showing the desire to harm someone.

Gyration

A rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion.

Obscure

Not discovered or known about.

Opaque

Not able to be seen through.

Jeer

To make rude and mocking remarks.

Mimicry

The act of imitating.

Inarticulate

Unable to express one's ideas clearly.

Squawk

A loud, harsh, screeching sound.

Bristle

To react in an angry or offended manner.

Relentless

Unyielding, harsh, without pity.

Dun

Marked by dullness.

Sagely

In a manner that shows wisdom or experience.

Blunder

To move in an awkward or confused way.

Heed

To pay attention to.

Sprout

To begin to grow.

Skewer

To fasten or pierce with or as if with a skewer.

Iridescent

Having colors like the rainbow.

Vex

To annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle.