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abyss

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a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

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inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interpret

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vicissitudes

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a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant

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contrite

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feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt

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incredulous

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unwilling or unable to believe something

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baffled

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totally bewilder or perplex

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susurration

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whispering, murmuring or rustling

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blatant

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(of bad behavior) done openly and unashamed

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impalable

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unable to be felt by touch

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myriad

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a countless or extremely great number

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preposterous

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contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous

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taboo

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a social pr religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place or thing

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tacitly

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in a way that is understood or implied without being directly said

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extant

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erring of straying from the proper course or standards

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malevolently

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having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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obscurely

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in a way that’s not clear or is difficult to understand or see

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improvisation

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the action of improvising

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jeeringly

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

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lamentably

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that is to be regretted or lamented

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ladricrous

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

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expansively

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having a capacity or a tendency to expand

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effigy

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a sculpture or model of a person

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perilous

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full of danger or risk

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discursive

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digressing from subject to subject

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inarticulate
unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly
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incantation
a series of words said as a magic spell of charm
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interminable
endless
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tremulously
characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
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exasperation
a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance
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diffedently
lack of self-confidence, hesitant in acting or speaking throughout lack of self-confidence
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constrainedly
to keep within certain limits; confine or limit
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leviathan
a very large aquatic creature, specially a whale, a thing that is very large or powerful, specially a ship
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exulting
feeling pr showing elaction or jubilation
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somberly
very sad or serious
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mutinously
disposed to or being in a state of mutiny
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bewail
-verb -to express deep regret or sorrow over synonym- regret antonym- be happy example: my friend is probably going to bewail his dog death for a long time
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destitute
-adjective -without resources or possessions, specially the necessities of life. (lacking; devoid of) synonym- drained antonym- lucky Hurricane Ian left a lot of people destitute
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detract
-verb -to take away, specially from the value, beauty or importance of synonym- draw away antonym- develop The family’s loud music detracts from the peace and quiete of the beach
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emancipate
-verb -to set free from slavery; liberate synonym- liberate antonym- detain Some teens feel emancipated when they get their drivers license
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extol
-verb -to praise highly synonym- loud antonym- blame The scout leader extolled the virtues of truth and honor
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flamboyant
-adjective excessively showy; unrestrained synonym- brilliant antonym- plain She is a flamboyant person
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impetus
-noun -the force ir energy with which a body moves synonym- motivation antonym- block He did everything with great impetus
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insuperable
-adjective -incapable of being surmounted synonym- impossible antonym- superable We’re insuperable
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intermittent
-adjective -not continuous, happening at intervals synonym- seasonal antonym- constant My mom turned on the intermittent lights
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maxim
-noun -a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying synonym- aphorism antonym- misconstruction You don’t look at maxim for the
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obligatory
-adjective -required or demanded synonym- required antonym- optional It’s obligatory for you to participate
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plumb
-verb -to measure that depth of water synonym- upright antonym- level That is so deep we didn’t have the instruments to plum it
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vagabong
-noun -a person who wonders from place to place synonym- homeless antonym- settled A vagabond who stayed close to here disappeared
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visage
-noun -a face, specially one that express feelings synonym- look antonym- front She has a bad visage
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wheedle
-verb -to coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise synonym- lure antonym- dissuade He wheedled money from his sister
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alacrity
-noun -speed and eagerness synonym- willingness antonym- apathy
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array
-noun -a large group of things or people, especially when shown or positioned in an attractive way synonym- display antonym- individual The airport shops offer a wide array of merchandiser
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allude
-verb -to refer to in an indirect way synonym- refer to antonym- excuse “I made a mistake that night” She said, alluding to the way she lost her temper
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consecrate
-verb -to set apart as holy synonym- dedicate antonym- defile Mother Teresa consecrated her life ro helping Calcutta’s poor
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disseminate
-verb -to scatter or spread widely synonym- spread antonym- collect The wind disseminated the spores from the milkweed pods
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dote
-verb -to show excessive fondness for (use with on or upon) synonym- adote antonym- hate She dotes on her grandson and; dulges his every whim
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exhort
-verb -to urge strongly, to warn or appeal synonym- urge antonym- discouraged
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feckless
-adjective -careless or irresponsible synonym- useless antonym- effectual
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implicate
-verb -to show to be involved within something, specially something dishonest or illegal synonym- involve antonym- celebrate
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lament
-adjective -to express or feel grief synonym- crying antonym- celebrate
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pensive
-adjective -deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful synonym- thoughtful antonym- unreflective
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monetary
-adjective -of or relating to money or currency synonym- money antonym- honcommercial
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pomp
-noun - a showy or dignified display synonym- ceremony antonym- simplicity
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stilted
-adjective -artificially stiff or formal in manner synonym- strained antonym- effortless
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subjugate
-verb -to bring under control, to conquer synonym- conquer antonym- liberate
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trauma
-noun -a severe bodily injury or emotional shock synonym- hurt antonym- healing
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wanton
-adjective -ignoring what is right, excessive or unrestrained, playful or frolicsome synonym- willful antonym- justifiable
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title
Lord Of The Flies
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author
William Golding
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type of work
novel
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genre
allegory
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time and place written
early 1950; Salisbury, England
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date of first publication
1954

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