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AP English Lit Vocab
Lord of the flies Vocab Week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Efflorescence | state as flowering |
| Effulgence | Great brightness, radiance, brilliance |
| Enmity | Deep seated hatred |
| Decorous | exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct |
| Pallid | Faint in color |
| Bastion | a stronghold or fortification |
| Hiatus | an interuption in continuity |
| ebullience | zestful or spirited enthusiasm |
| officious | offering unnecessary and unwanted advice |
| recrimination | the act of accusing in return |
| tumult | commotion of a great crowd |
| tirade | a long angry violent speech |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand |
| Vicissitudes | a change or variation that happens unexpectedly |
| Declivities | downward slopes as of a hill |
| Tacit | Not spoken, impled by actions |