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Lord of the Flies pt. 2
Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
09/20/2009

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oppressive
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using power unjustly; burdensome
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inscrutable
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Difficult to understand, mysterious
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vicissitudes
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A change in variation; unexpected change in life
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declivities
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downward slope, as of a hill
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tacit
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Not spoken; implied by actions or statments
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blatant
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totally or offensively obtrusive; very obvious
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taboo
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excluded or forbidden from use or mention
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sinewy
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Lean and muscular, stringy and tough
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malevolently
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having an ill will or wishing harm to others; malicious
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