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Lord of the Flies vocab test
Ms. Long's class
108
English
9th Grade
02/14/2007

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motif
Definition
A single or repeated design of color
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typhoon
Definition
A tropical cyclone
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specious
Definition
Having deceptive attraction or allure
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mirages
Definition
Optical effects appearing as a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen inverted
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mirages
Definition
Optical effects appearing as a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen inverted
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enmity
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hatred
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strident
Definition
Characcterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
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eccentric
Definition
Deviating from usual, established pattern or from accepted usage or conduct
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Gib.
Definition
A town and port on the rock of Gibralter
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Addis
Definition
The largest city of Ethiopia in Africa
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precentor
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A leader of the singing or choir of a congregation
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sniggers
Definition
partly suppressed laughs
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furtive
Definition
Expressive of stealth; sly; secretive
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mortification
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A sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect
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immured
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enclosed within; imprisoned
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bastion
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a projecting part of a fortification;
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gesticulated
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made gestures
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officious
Definition
volunteering one's services where they are neither asked for nor needed
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ebullience
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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
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leeward
Definition
the side or direction the wind is blowing toward
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windward
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The side or direction the wind is blowing from
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recrimination
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a bitter retort
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pall
Definition
something that covers or conceals
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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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not readily interpreted
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castanet
Definition
a rhythm instrument that consists of two small shells of ivory, haardwood, or plastic fastened to the thumb and clicked together by the other fingers
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vicissitudes
Definition
fluctuations of states or conditions
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contrite
Definition
expressing remorse for one's sins or shortcomings
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incredulous
Definition
disbelieving
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baffled
Definition
deffeated by confusion or puzzlement
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susurration
Definition
a whispering sound
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opalescence
Definition
a feflection if iridescent light, which exhibits a play of colors, producing rainbow effects
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blatant
Definition
completely obvious
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impalpable
Definition
incapable of being felt by touch
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incursion
Definition
a hostile entrance into a territory
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myriad
Definition
an immense number
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preposterous
Definition
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense
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taboo
Definition
banned on grounds of mortality or taste
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swarthiness
Definition
darkness of complexion
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mooning
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dreaming
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tacitly
Definition
expressed or carried out without words
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errant
Definition
staying outside the proper path or bounds
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malevolently
Definition
viciously
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obscurely
Definition
indistinctly
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opaque
Definition
hard to understand or explain
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immprovisation
Definition
the art or act of making, inventing, or arranging offhand, without advance planning
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jeeringly
Definition
mockingly
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lamentably
Definition
regrettably
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ludicrous
Definition
amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
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expansively
Definition
with delusions of self-importance
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efigy
Definition
an image or representation, especially of a person
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sough
Definition
A moaning or sighing sound
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perilous
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hazardous
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tempestuously
Definition
violently
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discursive
Definition
digressive
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inarticulate
Definition
utterted or formed without the definite, clear, effective utterances of intelligible sppech
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incantation
Definition
A written or recited formula of words designed to produce a particular effect
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interminable
Definition
having or seeming to have no end
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tremulously
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temblingly
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exasperation
Definition
the state of being irritated or annoyed, especially to the point of rash action
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incredulity
Definition
the state or quality of disbelief
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diffidently
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shyly
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constrainedly
Definition
with an unnatural manner
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leviathan
Definition
a large sea animal
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plinth
Definition
a course of stones forming a continous foundation or base course
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guano
Definition
a substance composed chiefly of the excrement of seafowl and used as a fertilizer
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exulting
Definition
rejoicing
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somberly
Definition
seriously
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mutinously
Definition
rebelliously
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obtuseness
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dullness
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moors
Definition
expanses of open rolling infertile land
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brandishing
Definition
shaking or waving threateningly
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funk
Definition
one who is afraid
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daunting
Definition
dismaying
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impervious
Definition
not allowing entrance or passage
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contemptuously
Definition
disrespectfully
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derisive
Definition
expressing or causing scorn or ridicul
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sancity
Definition
the quality or state of being holy or sacred
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demure
Definition
reserved
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demented
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mad
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iridescent
Definition
having or exhibiting a play of colors producing rainbow effects
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parody
Definition
a feeble or ridiculous imitation
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corpulent
Definition
having a larg, bulky body
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succulent
Definition
full of juice
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abominable
Definition
worthy of or causing disgust or hatred
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phosphorescence
Definition
luminescence that occurs at low temperatures and is produced by physiological processes
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loathing
Definition
extreme disgust
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theological
Definition
of or relating to the study of god and his relation to the world, especially by analysis of the orgings and teachings of an organized religious community
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conviction
Definition
a strong persuassion or belief
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purged
Definition
cleansed of
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myopia
Definition
a type of defective vision in which distant objects apper blurred
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multitudinous
Definition
including many individuals
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propitiatingly
Definition
done with the hope of creating favor or goodwill
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pinnacles
Definition
the highest peak
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pinnacles
Definition
the highest peak
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truculently
Definition
belligerently; self-assertively aggressive
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talisman
Definition
something producing magical or miraculous effects
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pax
Definition
peace
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inimical
Definition
unfriendly
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antiphonal
Definition
responsive alternation between two grous, especially singers
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ululation
Definition
a howl
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diddle
Definition
to fool
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crepitation
Definition
a crackling sound
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cordon
Definition
a line of persons or objects, around a person or place
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excuciatingly
Definition
painfully
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drill
Definition
a durable cotton fabric in twill weave
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epaulettes
Definition
an ornamental fringes shoulder pad formerly worn as part of a military uniform
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gilt
Definition
gold, or something that resembles gold, laid on a surface
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