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9 - ELA 1
Lord of the Flies Vocab CH 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| clambering | climbing awkwardly |
| proffer | offer; suggestion |
| 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; underhanded |
| indignation | anger due to unjust treatment |
| bastion | projecting part of a fortification |
| hiatus | break; gap; pause |
| gesticulated | made gestures when speaking to show strong feeling |
| clamored | shouted noisily and insistently |
| ebullience | lively or enthusiastic expression |
| assented | thoughtfully agreed; concurred |
| recrimination | charges against an accuser |
| hayrick | haystack |
| tumult | commotion; riot |
| tirade | long, angry or violent speech |
| festooned | hung like decorations |
| tendril | spiraled stem used for attachment |
| pendant | something suspended; hanging |
| oppressive | depressing; overwhelming |
| inscrutable | not easily understood; mysterious |
| vicissitudes | natural or unexpected changes |
| antagonism | open hostility or opposition |
| indignant | angered by unjust treatment |
| declivities | descending slopes |
| tacit | unspoken; implied |
| susurration | murmur; whispering sound |