Lord Of The Flies Vocabulary Flashcards
(47 cards)
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Gesticulated
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Gestured wildly with ones hands.
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Proffer
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To hold out for someone to accept
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Specious
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Deceptive
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Enmity
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ill will or hatred
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Interposed
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To come between
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Strident
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Harsh or loud
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Incredulous
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Impossible to believe
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Furtive
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Secretive or stealthy
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Pliant
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Flexible
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Decorous
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Appropriate conduct or behavior
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Hiatus
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A break or gap
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Grotesque
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Disgusting or offensive
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Officious
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Too eager to serve or advise
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Recrimination
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An accusation made in revenge or retaliation
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Ebullience
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Enthusiasm
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Tumult
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A loud commotion
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Inscrutable
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Not easily understood
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Vicissitudes
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Difficulties or unexpected changes in life
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Contrite
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Sincerely sorry or repentant
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Rapt
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Completely absorbed
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Declivities
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Downward slopes
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Belligerence
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Eagerness to fight
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Chastisement
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Punishment
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Myriad
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Innumerable
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Malevolently
With hostility
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Taboo
Forbidden
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Ludicrous
Ridiculous or laughably absurd
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Effigy
A representation
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Inarticulate
Unable to speak clearly
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Interminable
Seeming to last forever
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Embroiled
Involved in conflict
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Diffidently
With hesitation and respect
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Clamor
A loud outcry
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Brandishing
Waving in a threatening manner
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Glowered
Looking angrily
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Bravado
Foolishness meant to look like bravery
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Crestfallen
Dejected or depressed
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Impervious
Unable to be penetrated or affected
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Demure
Modest
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Fervor
Intensity
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Interspersed
Interwoven with other things
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Corpulent
Extremely fat
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Derision
Scorn or ridicule
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Succulent
Juicy
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Sauntered
Casually strolled
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Purged
Cleaned or freed
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Compelled
Forced to do something
