Lord Of The Flies Vocab

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Scavenge

Back 1

search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste.

Hint 1

"the mink is still commonly seen scavenging the beaches of California

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immure

Back 2

enclose or confine (someone) against their will

Hint 2

"his first wife was immured in sanatoriums for most of her adult life"

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gesticutale

Back 3

use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words

Hint 3

they frantically gesticulated to get someone's attention"

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efflorescence

Back 4

to flower out

Hint 4

The flower looked beautiful after it efflorescenced

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uncommunicative

Back 5

unwilling to talk or impart information.

Hint 5

their uncommunicative dinner guests made the evening seem terribly long"

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crumple

Back 6

crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled

Hint 6

"his pants were dirty and crumpled"

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swathe

Back 7

wrap in several layers of fabric.

Hint 7

"his hands were swathed in bandages

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irrelevance

Back 8

the quality or state of being irrelevant.

Hint 8

"he regarded religion as an irrelevance

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imearse

Back 9

dip or submerge in a liquid

Hint 9

Elliot was immersed in his work"

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submerge

Back 10

To put under water

Hint 10

The towel got soaked when it was submerged in the pool

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whittle

Back 11

carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it

Hint 11

"the short list of fifteen was whittled down to five

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underlay

Back 12

place something under (something else), especially to support or raise it.

Hint 12

"the green fields are underlaid with limestone"

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Discursive

Back 13

digressing from subject to subject.

Hint 13

"students often write dull, secondhand, discursive prose

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hiatus

Back 14

a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process

Hint 14

"there was a brief hiatus in the war with France

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tensely

Back 15

In a stressed out manner

Hint 15

she tensely stroked the snakes back.

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Snivel

Back 16

cry and sniffle

Hint 16

"Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned"

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Crass

Back 17

lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence.

Hint 17

"the crass assumptions that men make about women"

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Emboss

Back 18

carve, mold, or stamp a design on (a surface) so that it stands out in relief.

Hint 18

"an embossed brass dish"

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Dangle

Back 19

hang or swing loosely

Hint 19

"saucepans dangled from a rail"

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Impalpable

Back 20

unable to be felt by touch

Hint 20

"an impalpable ghost"

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ludicrous

Back 21

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

Hint 21

"it's ludicrous that I have been fined"

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ineffectual

Back 22

not producing any or the desired effect

Hint 22

"an ineffectual campaign"

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jeer

Back 23

make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

Hint 23

"some of the younger men jeered at him"

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Inarticulate

Back 24

unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly.

Hint 24

"he was inarticulate with abashment and regret"

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Leviathan

Back 25

a sea monster, identified in different passages with the whale and the crocodile

Hint 25

"the great leviathans of the deep"

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Clamor

Back 26

a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.

Hint 26

"the questions rose to a clamor"

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Mutinously

Back 27

disposed to or being in a state of mutiny

Hint 27

Mutinously the boys fell Quite

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Crest fallen

Back 28

sad and disappointed.

Hint 28

"he came back empty-handed and crestfallen"

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Impervious

Back 29

not allowing something (such as water or light) to enter or pass through

Hint 29

The rock was impervious to the water.

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Enterprise

Back 30

a project or undertaking, typically one that is difficult or requires effort.

Hint 30

"a joint enterprise between French and Japanese companies"

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Egregious

Back 31

Extremely bad

Hint 31

The dog was a egregious bad at jumping

Front 32

Odious

Back 32

Instilling hatred or intense displeasure

Hint 32

Jim had in odious job

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Prosaic

Back 33

Plain lacking liveliness

Hint 33

The band was very prosaic.

Front 34

Vex

Back 34

To confuse or annoy

Hint 34

The teacher vexed her students.

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Capricious

Back 35

subject to whim

Hint 35

The boys capricious made it hard for him to do his homework

Front 36

Assiduous

Back 36

Hard working diligent

Hint 36

The boys won a state championship after their assiduous season

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Feral

Back 37

Wild savage

Hint 37

The cats became pharaoh after five years on the street.

Front 38

Decry

Back 38

Criticize openly

Hint 38

The coach decryed his players

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Burnish

Back 39

Polish shine

Hint 39

The MVP burnished his trophies.

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Zephyr

Back 40

A gentle breeze

Hint 40

The zephyr was perfect for his kite.

Front 41

Cerebral

Back 41

Of or relating to the brain

Hint 41

the team used all of its cerebral power to solve the problem.

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Impediment

Back 42

Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

Hint 42

His speech impediment made it hard for his grandma to understand him.

Front 43

Woe

Back 43

Misery resulting from affliction

Hint 43

The long trip made them woe.

Front 44

Whimper

Back 44

Cry weakly or softly

Hint 44

The baby whimpered after falling down.

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Preserverance

Back 45

Persistent determination

Hint 45

After two days of trying the boys perseverance died.

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Persistent

Back 46

Never-ceasing

Hint 46

The boat was slow but persistent

Front 47

Ambidextrous

Back 47

Equally skillful with each hand

Hint 47

When he broke his hand it was okay because he was ambidextrous.

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Minion

Back 48

Servile or fawning dependant

Hint 48

No one could match grew's army of minions.

Front 49

Decrepit

Back 49

Worn and broken down by hard use

Hint 49

Even though the car was very old and decrepit it still ran.

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Half Breed

Back 50

a person whose parents are of different races

Hint 50

That part of the state is mainly half breeds.

Front 51

Pummel

Back 51

To strike with fist

Hint 51

He pummeled the punching bag at practice.

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Vow

Back 52

solemnly promise to do a specified thing.

Hint 52

"he vowed that his government would not tolerate a repeat of the disorder"

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Bureau

Back 53

an office or department for transacting particular business.

Hint 53

"a news bureau"

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Stroll

Back 54

walk in a leisurely way.

Hint 54

"I strolled around the city"

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Impending

Back 55

be about to happen.

Hint 55

"my impending departure"

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Rummage

Back 56

search unsystematic ally and untidily through a mass or receptacle.

Hint 56

"he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief"

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Petrify

Back 57

make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move or think.

Hint 57

"his icy controlled quietness petrified her"

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Articulate

Back 58

(of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

Hint 58

"an articulate account of their experiences"

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Tautology

Back 59

the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., they arrived one after the other in succession ).

Hint 59

“Are you going to bore me with your tautologies all day or are you going to actually saysomething?”

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Illiterate

Back 60

unable to speak or write.

Hint 60

All babies are illiterate.

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Dilate

Back 61

make or become wider, larger, or more open

Hint 61

"her eyes dilated with horror"

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Redundancy

Back 62

the state of being not or no longer needed or useful.

Hint 62

"the redundancy of 19th-century heavy plant machiner

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Secede

Back 63

withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Hint 63

"the kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830"

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Monotonous

Back 64

dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

Hint 64

"the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity"

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Mode

Back 65

a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done.

Hint 65

"his preferred mode of travel was a kayak"

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Subtle

Back 66

Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

Hint 66

"his language expresses rich and subtle meanings"

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EArnest

Back 67

Showing sincere and intense conviction.

Hint 67

"an earnest student"

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Taut

Back 68

Pulled or drawn tight

Hint 68

"the fabric stays taut without adhesive"

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REtroactive

Back 69

Affecting things past

Hint 69

"a big retroactive tax increase"