Lord of the Flies Vocab ch 1-4

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Efflorescence

N - A state of flowering or unfolding, developing
Apprehension

N - Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future
Effulgence

N - a brilliant radiance
Strident

ADJ - Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
Eccentric

ADJ - odd, quirky, or multi-leveled (complex)
Furtive

ADJ - Characterized by hidden motives; shifty, suspicious, secretive
Mortification

N - A feeling of shame, humiliation, and wounded pride
Askew

ADJ/ADV - Slanted to one side; awry
Ebullience

N - enthusiasm, zest, excitement
Officious

ADJ - overly eager to offer unwanted advice or service
Assented

V - to agree, concur
Recrimination

N - an accusation in response to another action.
Avidly

ADV - Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving
Vicissitudes

N - changes, shifts, or variations
Declivities

N - downward slopes of a hill
Inscrutably

ADV - difficult to understand or fathom; impenetrable
Clamorously

ADV - loud, noisy, turbulent; in a matter that demands attention
Susurration

N - a soft murmur, whisper
Blatant

ADJ - overly obvious
Dubious

ADJ - marked by doubt; questionable
Belligerence

N - a hostile, warlike attitude or inclination
Impalpable
- ADJ - 1)Not touchable; intangible.
- 2) Difficult to grasp or comprehend
Myriad

N - Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable
Preposterous

ADJ - Absurd, senseless, utterly foolish.
Incredulously

ADV - Skeptically, showing disbelief
Malevolently

ADV - Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious