Lord Of The Flies Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary Flashcards
proffer
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
upheavel
a violent disturbance
prominent
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
apprehension
fearful expectation or anticipation
efflorescence
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
specious
deceptively pleasing
loll
be lazy or idle
swathe
wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
effulgence
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will
decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste.
interpose
be or come between
emboss
raise in a relief
strident
unpleasantly loud and harsh
incredulous
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
furtive
secret and sly
mortification
strong feelings of embarrassment
pallor
unnatural lack of color
pilant
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.
immure
lock up or confine, in or as in jail
contemptuously
without respect; in a disdainful manner
hiatus
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
errant
straying from the right course or from accepted standards.
ebullience
eager enjoyment or approval
officious
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner.
recrimination
mutual accusations
festoon
decorate or adorn
caper
jump about playfully
vicissitude
a variation in circumstances or fortune
contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
antagonism
a state of deep-seated ill-will
rapt
feeling great delight and interest
tacit
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
susurration
an indistinct sound, as of whispering or rustling
riotous
produced or growing in extreme abundance
