Lord Of The Flies Vocab Words

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Spontaneously

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happening without external cause

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Passionate

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capable of strong emotion

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Prominent

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widely know; projecting out

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Lagoon

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body of water separated from the sea or ocean by sand bar

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Intimidated

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frightened

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Incredulous

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unbelieving

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Apprehension

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dread

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Conch

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large spiral shell

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Motif

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recurrent theme

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Decorous

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conformity to social conventions

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Hayrick

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a rack for holding hay on a wagon

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Inscrutably

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unbelievingly

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Riotous

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uncontrollable revelry

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Unintelligibly

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unable to understand

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Clamorous

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with loud protest

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Opalescence

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creamy iridescence

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Impending

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approaching

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Myriad

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vast number

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Compel

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force (verb)

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Irrelevance

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not relating to real life, not useful

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Untrodden

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not walked upon (adj.)

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Derisive

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scornful (adj.)

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Insuring

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to make provisions

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Anonymous

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having unknown name withheld

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Trod

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step/walk upon (verb)

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Traverse

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cross over

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Impassable

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incapable of being passed over (adj.)

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Distinguish

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distinct

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Casually

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informally (adj.)

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Inquisitive

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curious

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Verisimilitude

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details which make literature seem real

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Allegory

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lit. on two levels surface

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Universalism

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applies to all people, all places, all times

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Symbol

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concrete thing represents abstract idea

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Allusion

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references to other lit., history, mythology, religion

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Dialogue

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conversation between two people

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Dialect

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speech of a particular area

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Imagery

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representation of the sense simile/metaphor experience

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Characterization

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how a character is introduced and developed

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Foreshadowing

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hint of what’s to come

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Irony

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opposite of what’s expected

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Juxtaposition

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comparison

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Paradox

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seemingly contrary statement

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Connotation

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feeling associated with words

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Denotation

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dictionary meaning