Lord of the Flies Vocab Chapter 1-5

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clamber
to climb
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proffer
 to offer
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effulgence
brightness or brilliant light radiating from something
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strident
noisy
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clamor
to demand
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mortification
embarrassment
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pallor
paleness
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savor
to taste; enjoy
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gesticulate
to make gestures
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errant
sinful
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ebullient
enthusiastic
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recriminate
to accuse somebody who has already brought an accusation
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festoon (n, v)
a decoration; to decorate
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vicissitude
variability; changeability
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declivity
a downward inclination; sloping downward, especially land
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tacit
unspoken; understood
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decorous
good behavior
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officious
bossy
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susurration
whisper
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generic
common; non-specific; general
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impalpable
incapable of being felt
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incursion
invasion
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discursive
broad
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incredulous
disbelieving; skeptical
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gaudy
flashy but in bad taste
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furtive
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
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inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
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avidly
passionately