Lord Of The Flies Vocabulary Cards

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motif

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a single repeated design or color

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specious

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deceptively attractive

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mirage

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an optical effect appearing as a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen as inverted

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enmity

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hatred; ill-will; the state of being enemies

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strident

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characterized by harsh unmusical sounds

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furtive

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expressive of stealth; sly; secretive

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mortification

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a sense of humiliation and shame caused by a wound to someone’s self-respect or pride

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immured

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enclosed within; imprisoned

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gesticulated

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made gestures; hand and movements of the limbs to emphasize an idea or emotion

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officious

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meddlesome, interfering; volunteering one’s services where they are neither asked for or needed; overbearing , intrusive

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ebullience

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the quality of enthusiastic expression; exuberance

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recrimination

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a charge against an accuser; a bitter retort

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pall

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something that covers, especially an overspreading element that produces the effect of gloom

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abyss

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an immeasurably deep gulf or great space

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inscrutable

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mysterious; hard to grasp; not easily interpreted

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vicissitudes

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natural changes or mutations visible in nature; fluctuation of states

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contrite

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sorry; expressing of remorse

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incredulous

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disbelieving; skeptical

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baffled

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defeated by confusion or puzzlement; frustrated

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susurration

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whispering sound; a murmur

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blatant

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completely obvious, obtrusive, prominent

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preposterous

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contrary to nature and common sense

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myriad

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an immense number, very diverse

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tacitly

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silently; carried out without words which are implied or understood

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malevolent

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viciously, spitefully; hatefully

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taboo

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banned on the grounds of morality or poor taste

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obscurely

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without full understanding; indistinctly, vaguely, dully

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tempestuously

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violently; agitatedly

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effigy

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an image or representation especially of a person

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perilous

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hazardous; dangerous

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lamentably

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regretfully; sorrowfully

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ludicrous

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laughable, rediculous

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jeerlingly

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mockingly; tauntingly

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interminable

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wearisomely prolonged

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somberly

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seriously

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diffidently

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shyly; reservedly; insecurely

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obstuseness

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stupidity; slowness to understand or perceive

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daunting

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dismaying; intimidating

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impervious

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not allowing entrance or passage; impenetrable

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contemptuously

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disrespectfully, disdainfully

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derisive

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causing scorn or ridicule; expressive of dislike

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demure

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reserved; modest; humble

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demented

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mad, insane

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corpulent

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having a large bulky body; obese

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abominable

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worthy of disgust or hatred; detestable

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loathing

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extreme disgust; detestation

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theological

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of or relating to religion, the study of God

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purged

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cleansed of; freed from guilt or sin

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propitiate

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appease; to bring about good will or favor

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talisman

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an object believed to produce a magical effect or miraculous effect

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inimical

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unfriendly; hostile

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excrutiatingly

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painfully, agonizingly

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incredulity

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disbelief