lord of the flies; vocab ch. 5,6,7,8

moors

a tract of open uncultivated upland; a hearth; grasslands unusable for farmland; boggy areas

sough

a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound as made by the wind in the trees or the sea

plinth

a heavy base supporting a statue or vase

exasperation

a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

jeeringly

in a way that involves laughing or shouting insults at someone to show that you have no respect for them

incredulity

the state of being unwilling or unable the believe something

perilous

full of danger or risk

inarticulate

without or deprived of the use of speech or word

obtuseness

the quality of being stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand

incantation

a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect

impervious

unable to be affected

discursive

passing aimlessly from one subject to another, digressive; rambling

slug

a slow, lazy person

improviation

a performance given extempore without planning or preparation

ludicrous

so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

sanctity

holiness, saintliness, or godliness

iridescent

showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

parody

an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

effigy

a sculpture or model of a person

funk

a cowering or flinching through fear, panic

leviathan

a sea monster; a thing that is very large or powerful

interminable

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

brandishing

wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement

daunting

seems difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating

tempestuously

characterized by violent emotions or behavior

demure

shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way

lamentably

in a very disappointing way

expansively

marked by delusions of self-importance

tremulously

quivering as from weakness or fear

diffidently

hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

constrainedly

forced, compelled, or obliged

guano

the excrement of seabirds and bats, used as fertilizer

exulting

feeling or showing elation or jubilation

somberly

in a way that is serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment

mutinously

in a way that shows you will not, or do not want to, obey the orders of somebody in authority

contemptuously

in a scornful way that shows disdain

derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

demented

driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement