Lord Of The Flies chapter 1-6 vocab

clambering

climbing akwardly

proffer

to offer for acceptance or consideration

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

indignation

anger due to unjust treatment

bastion

projecting part of a fortification

hiatus

a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

gesticulated

made gestures when speaking to show strong feeling

clamored

shouted noisily and insistently

ebullience

lively or enthusiastic

assented

thoughtfully agreed ; concurred

recrimination

charges against an accuser

Hayrick

a haystack

tumult

commotion ; riot

tirade

long , angry or violent speech

festooned

hung like decorations

tendril

spiraled stem used for attatchment

pendant

Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use

oppresive

depressing; overwhelming

inscrutable

not easily understoos ; mysterious

vicissitudes

natural or unexpected changes

antagonism

open hostility or opposition

indignant

angered by unjust treatment

declivities

downward slopes; (descending slopes)

tacit

unspoken; implied

susurration

a soft murmur; whisper

whelming

covering or engulfing completely

blatant

obvious in an offensive manner

impalpable

incapeable of being felt by touch

taboo

banned by morality or taste

swarthiness

darkness (of skins)

sinewy

strong ; lean and muscular

malevolently

in a manner of vicious hatred

lamentably

mournfully ; regrettably

apex

uppermost part

ludicrous

amusing or laughable ; absurd

ineffectual

not effective; not having a desired effect

jeer

to mock or taunt

derisive

mocking or jeering

effigy

a crude image of a despised person. ( a dummy /doll )

inarticulate

unable to speak clearly

tremulously

trembling; quivering; shaking

diffidently

lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.

leviathan

large sea creature

mutinously

rebelliously ; unruly ; turbulently