Lord of the Flies Flashcards
(45 cards)
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specious
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spee-shuhs adjective appearing to be true, but actually false (like Snow White's apple) speciously (adv) speciousness (n) negative
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motif
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moh-teef noun something that is repeated throughout a book,story, etc. (like a pattern) motific (adj) neutral
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intimidate
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in-tim-eh-date transitive verb to make someone afraid, to threaten intimidatingly (adv) intimidation (n) intimidator (n) negative
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pliant**
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ply-int adjective easily bent; flexible (rubber band/gymnast) SYNONYM: supple ANTONYM: rigid pliantly (adv) pliantness (n) neutral
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intricacy
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in-trick-uh-see noun state of being complex/having many parts intricate(n) intricacies(plural) neutral
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irrelevant*
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ir-rell-eh-vent adjective not important to/relating to what is being discussed right now, off topic SYNONYM: extraneous irrelevantly(adv) irrelevance(n) irrelevancy(n) negative
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strident*
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stry-dent adjective sounding harsh and unpleasant, irritating SYNONYM: vociferous stridently(adv) negative
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officious*
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uh-fish-ehs
adjective
bothersome, helping someone when it’s not wanted/needed
SYNONYM: meddlesome,bothersome, interfering
officiously(adv)
officiousness(n)
negative
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festoon
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fehs-toon noun/verb* a decorative chain, string, or necklace/to form a decorative chain, string, or necklace festoonery(n) neutral
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evacuation
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eh-vac-you-ay-shun noun the act of leaving a dangerous place evacuative(adj) evacuate(v) neutral
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spontaneous
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spawn-taan-ee-us adjective doing things that have not been planned, but that seem enjoyable *spur of the moment* spontaneously(adv) spontaneousness(n) spontaneity(n) neutral
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ebullience
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eh-bull-yents noun the quality of enthusiastic expression or thought *high spirits* ebulliency(n) ebullient(adj) positive
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unintelligible*
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un-in-tell-eh-geh-bull adjective not able to be understood, unclear, confusing, "???" ANTONYM: lucid unintelligibility(n) unintelligibleness(n) negative
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indignant
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in-dig-nint adjective showing the feeling of anger or showing string displeasure (at something unfair) indignantly(adv) negative
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antagonism
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an-tag-un-ism hostility or opposition towards something (as in a conflicting force) antagonist(n) antagonistic(adj) antagonize(v) negative
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belligerence*
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buh-leh-ger-ince noun an aggressive or hostile attitude/nature ANTONYM: passiveness belligerent(n) belligerency(n) negative
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chastisement*
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chahs-ties-ment noun to criticize someone for doing something wrong (punish/criticize) SYNONYM: rebuke chastise(v) chastiser(n) negative
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ecstasy*
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ecks-tuh-see noun the state of extreme delight *overpowering* SYNONYM: elation,exultation ecstatic(adj) positive
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tacit
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tass-it adjective understood without speaking, unspoken/unexpressed tacitly(adv) tacitness(n) neutral
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effigy
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eh-fuh-gee noun image of a person (often a hated figure) *think voodoo doll* negative
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asset*
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uh-cent noun/verb* to agree with an idea after thinking about it/*the act of agreement(after thoughtful consideration) ANTONYM: dissent assentor(n) positive
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decorous
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deh-core-ehs adjective polite, proper, dignified decorously(adv) decorousness(n) positive
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diffident*
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dif-eh-dent adjective lacking confidence, showing restraint; shy SYNONYM: timid diffidently(adv) diffidence(n) neutral
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incredulous
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in-cred-guh-lus adjective not able or willing to believe something incredulously(adv) incredulity(n)
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interminable
```
in-term-in-uh-bull
adjective
having to/seeming to have no end
interminableness(n)
interminably(adv)
```
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vulnerable
```
vole-ner-uh-bull
adjective
easily hurt/harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally
vulnerability(n)
vulnerableness(n)
vulnerably(adv)
```
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impervious
```
im-perv-ee-us
adjective
not bothered or affected by something
imperviously(adv)
imperviousness(n)
```
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furtive*
```
fur-tehv
adjective
done in a quiet/secret way to avoid being noticed
SYNONYM: surreptitious
furtively(adv)
furtiveness(n)
```
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fervor*
fur-ver
noun
a strong feeling of excitement/enthusiasm
SYNONYM: ardor, zeal
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covert
```
coh-vert
adjective
done in a way that is not easily noticed
covertly(adv)
covertness(n)
```
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superficial
```
sue-per-fish-ull
adjective
concerned only with what is obvious
superficially(adv)
superficiality(n)
```
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derision
```
der-reh-zhen
noun
the feeling that people express when they criticize and laugh at someone/something in an insulting way
derisive(adj)
derisory(adj)
```
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corruption
```
kurr-up-shun
noun
the decay, rotten, something that is destroyed over time
corrupt(v)(adj)
corrupted(v)(adj)
corruptable(adj)
```
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demented
```
deh-men-tid
adjective
not able to think clearly or to understand what is real and what is not real
dementedly(adv)
dementedness(n)
dementia(n)
```
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gesticulate
```
jess-tic-you-late
verb
to move your arms and hands while speaking
gesticulatory(adj)
gesticulative(adj)
gesticulator(n)
```
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obscene*
```
uhb-seen
adjective
disgusting to the senses
SYNONYM: repulsive, lewd
obscenely(adv)
obscenity(n)
```
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ludicrous
```
lood-eh-chris
adjective
very foolish
ludicrously(adv)
ludicrousness(n)
```
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inscrutable
```
in-screw-teh-bull
adjective
difficult to understand
inscrutability(n)
inscrutableness(n)
inscrutably(n)
```
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talisman
```
tal-is-man
noun
an object that is believed to cause good things to happen
talismanic(adj)
talismanically(adv)
```
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ineffectual*
```
in-eh-fect-too-ull
adjective
not creating the effect you want
SYNONYM: futile, unavailing
ineffectuality(adj)
ineffectually(adv)
ineffectualness(n)
```
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propitiate*
```
pro-pish-ee-ate
verb
to please someone/make them less angry
SYNONYM: conciliate
propitiator(n)
propitiation(n)
propitious(adj)
```
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cordon
cord'n
verb/noun*
to guard/protect, to form a group to guard or protect/*a group that guards or protects something
cordoned(adj)(v)
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obscurity
```
ahb-scer-eh-tea
noun
something that is difficult to understand
obscure(adj)
obscurent(adj)
```
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antiphonal
```
an-tif-en-ull
noun
a book containing psalms
antiphonary(n)
antiphan(n)
antiphony(n)
antiphonally(adv)
```
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inimical
in-im-uh-cull
adjective
likely to cause damage,having a bad effect
inimically(adv)
