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Lord of the Flies: Ch2&3 vocab
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10th Grade
09/15/2008
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sinewy
 Definition
Lean and muscular.

Adjective
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taboo
 Definition
Excluded or forbidden from use.

Noun
Term
declivities
 Definition
downwards slope.

Noun
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inscrutable
 Definition
Difficult to understand.
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vicissitude
 Definition
Change in variation.

Noun
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balant
 Definition
totally obvious or offensive.

Adjective
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oppressive
 Definition
Using power unjustly.

Adjective
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malevolently
 Definition
Having ill will.

Adverb
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tacit
 Definition
Not spoken, implied
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Allegory
 Definition
Form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in narrative are equated with the meanings that lie outside narrative itself
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symbolism
 Definition
Using an object or action that means something more than literal meaning.
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