Words (Lord of the Flies) Flashcards by Mike Qin

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plight

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a bad situation

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disdain

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a feeling that something is beneath you

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wanton

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without care, careless

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rapt

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completely absorbed

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cleave

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to cling to or split by cutting

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compunction

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a slight feeling of guilt for something

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largess

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generous gift

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surfeit

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excess

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harbringer

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a messenger that announces something

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bereft

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feeling great loss, grief-stricken

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language in order to decieve

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perturb

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to disturb

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eviscerate

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to gut, to remove one or all organs from the body

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corporeal

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relating to the body

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impertinent

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rude and disrespectful

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supple

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bending or able to bend easily

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mar

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to ruin, to spoil

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jocund

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merry, very jolly

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beguile

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to charm, attract ( deceive)

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repose

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to lie at rest, to remain still

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visage

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face

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covet

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to desire

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fastidious

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strong dislike

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surmise

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to guess something without having much profit

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abjure

to reject, give up something

render

to cause someone to be in a particular state

bane

pest, curse

pernicious

causing great harm, harmful

minion

someone that exists to be commanded

missives

an formal long letter

dire

very serious

bestow

to give something as an honor

carouse

to enjoy yourself by drinking alcohol in a group of people

interdict

to forbid in an authoritative manner

confound

to destroy or frustrate

avaricious

showing strong desire for money, greedy

prowess

extraordinary skill, brave

usurp

to overthrow, seize power

glower

to look and stare angrily

rebuke

to criticize

demure

reserved in manner

fervor

great intensity of emotion

corpulent

excessively fat

saunter

to walk at a leisurely pace

luminous

emitting light

myopia

near-sightedness

snivel

to sniffle, to complain

derisive

showing someone that you think they are ridiculous

allegory

a story,play

cessation

stopping or ending

inimical

hostile, harmful

ensconce

to make yourself very comfortable

didactic

intended to teach

intersperse

to mix one thing with another in a regular way

sanctity

holiness, godliness

bravado

a show of bravery

daunt

to make someone feel slightly frighthened

interminable

seemingly without end

distended

swollen from internal pressure

pinnacle

most successful

truculent

unpleasant, tending to argue

delirious

unable to think or speak clearly because of a fever

assimilate

to take in and integrate

purge

to get rid of

avidly

eagerly

compulsion

an impulse or force

tacit

unstated, implied

myriad

so many peopl eyou cant even count