Lord of The Flies Vocabulary Chapter 1-3

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
declivities	descending slopes
tacit	unspoken; implied
susurration	murmur; whispering sound

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