Lord of the Flies Vocabulary #2 and #3 Combined

Ebullient	Adj.	1. Zestfully enthusiastic 2. Boiling, bubbling
Errant	Adj.	Roving, straying, wandering
Exult	Verb	To rejoice greatly
Festoon	Noun Verb	A string or garland, as of leaves or flowers To decorate with garlands of leaves or flowers
Funk (Put second def. in related word box.)	Noun	1. State of cowardly fright 2. State of severe depression
Furtive	Adj.	stealthy; surreptitious; secretive; shifty
Gesticulate	Verb	To make (hand) movements especially while speaking, as for emphasis.
Grimace	Noun Verb	A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust. To make such a face (see above)
Impalpable*	Adj.	1. Not perceptible to the touch; intangible. 2. Difficult for the mind to grasp
Inarticulate*	Adj.	Expressed without words Unable to speak; speechless Unable to speak clearly
Incantation	Noun	Ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magic effect.
Inscrutable*	Adj.	Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable.
Interminable*	Adj.	1. Endless 2. Tiresomely long; tedious
Leviathan	Noun	1. Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship. 2. A very large animal, especially a whale. 3. A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible.
Malevolent	Adj.	exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
Myriad	Adj. Noun	Innumerable A vast number
Pinnacle	Noun	The highest point [zenith]; the culmination
Ravenous	Adj.	Extremely hungry; voracious. Rapacious; predatory. Greedy for gratification
Sombre	Adj.	Dark; gloomy; melancholy; dismal; serious; grave
Specious	Adj.	Appearing true (or plausible) but actually fallacious
Strident	Adj.	Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant
Tacit	Adj.	Not spoken; Implied by or inferred from
Talisman	Noun	1. Magic object that lends its power to the wearer or bearer. 2. Something that apparently has magic power.