Lord of the Flies Flashcards

(46 cards)

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Incredulous

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Adj

indicating or showing unbelief

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Interminable

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Adj

unending or having no limits

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Vulnerable

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N

open to moral attack

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Impervious

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Adj

incapable of being injured or impared

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Furtive

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Adj

sly or shifty

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Fervor

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N

great warmth and earnestness of feeling

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Sanctity

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N

holiness, saintliness, godliness

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Covert

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Adj

concealed; secret; disquised

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superficial

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Adj

being at, on, or near the surface/concerned with the surface

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Derision

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N
ridicule; mockery
object of ridicule

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Corruption

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N

decay/rotting of

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Demented

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V/Adj
crazy, insane, mad
to make insane

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Gesticulate

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V
to make or use gestures
to express by gesturing

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Obscene

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Adj

offensive or indecent

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Ludicrous

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Adj

ridiculous; laughable

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Inscrutable

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Adj

incapable of being investigated or seen physically; not easily understood (mysterious)

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Talisman

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N
a stone, ring, amulet, or charm
(magical and/or decorative)

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Ineffectual

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Adj

powerless; impotent; not effectual

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Propitiate

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V

to appease or satisfy

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Cordon

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N/V
a group that is protecting or guarding
to form a….

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Obscurity

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N

the condition of being unknown

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Antiphonal

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Adj/N

pertaining to alternate response (song, chant, etc.)

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Inimical

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Adj

unfriendly/hostile

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Motif

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N

reoccurring subject, theme, idea, etc

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Specious
Adj | pleasing to the eye but deceptive
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Intimidate
V to fill with fear/to make timid terrify or frighten
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Pliant
Adj | easily bent/flexible
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Intricacy
N | complexity in terms of detail or design
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Irrelevant
Adj | off topic/task
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Strident
Adj | irritating sound or tone
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Officious
Adj | meddlesome, bothersome, or interfering (in terms of offering help)
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Festoon
N/V a decorative string, chain necklace to form a...
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Evacuation
N removal of persons or things withdrawal from an area
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Spontaneous
Adj spur of the moment coming or resulting from a natural impulse
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Ebullience
N | high spirits/overflow
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Unintelligible
Adj difficult or impossible to comprehend not able to understand
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Indignant
Adj | expressing strong displeasure at something considered insulting
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Antagonism
N | an active hostility or opposition
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Belligerence
N | warlike or aggressively hostile nature/attitude
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Chastisement
N | severe criticism, discipline, punishment
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Ecstasy
N rapturous delight an overpowering emotion
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Tacit
Adj | unspoken/unexpressed
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Effigy
N | an image of someone who is disliked
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Assent
N/V to agree to give in the act of agreement
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Decorous
Adj manners characterized by a dignified property in conduct
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Diffident
Adj | lacking confidence in ones own ability