Lord of the Flies Chapters 1-4 Vocab Flashcards
Specious
Pleasing to the eye but deceptive
Asthma
Respiratory condition characterized by wheezing
Conch
Large spiral shell
Strident
Loud and harsh
Contemptuously
Arrogantly, disdainful
Defiles
To make fowl, dirty, or unclean
Hiatus
A break or interruption
Immured
Shut in or imprisoned
Pliant
Bending readily; flexible
Enmity
A feeling of hostility; hatred
Decorous
Dignified or proper
Bastion
Fortified place
Recrimination
To accuse in return
Ebullience
High spirits
Tumult
Violent and noisy commotion of crowd
Tirade
Long and intense speech
Gesticulated
Gestured
Officious
Ready to serve obliging
Vicissitudes
Changes or mutations
Inscrutable
Impossible to understand
Clamorously
Loudly; rudely
Foundered
Stumbled or broken down
Furtive
Stealthy or sneaky
Susurration
A quiet sound; whisper
Tacit
Implied or understood
Malevolently
Wishing evil or harm to another
Blatant
Obvious
Mirage
Optical illusion
Taboo
Something forbidden
Sinewy
Lean or muscular
Myriad
Too many to count