Lord of the Flies Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary

blooming of flowers

• efflorescence

• enmity

• decorous

• chorister

hatred

• enmity

• bastion

• interpose

• hiatus

Showing appropriate behavior or conduct

• decorous

• enmity

• nimble

• warp

A defense; a stronghold

• bastion

• ebullience

• tumult

• tirade

A break or pause

• hiatus

• officious

• nimble

• scornful

Accusing in return

• vicissitudes

• recrimination

• oppressive

• inscrutable

Violent and noisy commotion; a general outbreak or riot

• tumult

• tirade

• efflorescence

• clamber

A long angry violent speech; rant

• nimble

• officious

• tumult

• tirade

Using power unjustly; burdensome

• oppressive

• inscrutable

• vicissitudes

• indignation

Difficult to understand; mysterious

• vicissitudes

• inscrutable

• decorous

• chorister