Lord of the Flies Vocabulary
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infinity
endless, unbound, space, time or quantity
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interposed
place or insert between two things
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irrelevance
lack of relation to a specific matter
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strident
loud and harsh sound
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incredulous
skeptical, non-believing
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intimidated
frighten or overawe (someone)
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obscurely
in a way that’s no clear/hard to understand
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immured
to enclose within as if within walls
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hiatus
gap or interruption in space
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fluently
capable of moving or flowing with ease
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recrimination
an accusation in response to another accusation
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errant
straying from the right or moral course
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tumult
disorderly agitation
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tirade
speech or rant
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tacit
unspoken/unsaid
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inscrutably
in a way that shows no emotions so is hard to understand
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furtive
secretive and sly
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mirage
illusion
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blatant
obviously; done openly and without shame
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chastisement
to inflict punishment on
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taboo
banned on grounds of morality of taste
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parody
an imitation of the style of a particular artist
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opaque
solid; usually in color
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maze
an intricate network of passages
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improvisation
The action of improvising
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apex
uppermost point
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ludicrous
amusing or laughable
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decorum
**behavior that is controlled, calm, and polite**
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inarticulate
incapable of speech
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discursive
moving from topic to topic without order
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interminable
having or seeming to have no end
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tremulously
affected with trembling
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mutinously
in a way that shows that one is not interested
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obtuseness
the oddness of something
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loiter
to delay something with idle stops and pauses
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covert
hiding place
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vulnerable
capable of being physically/emotionally wounded
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derisive
in a mocking/taunting manner
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cynicism
**the belief that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere;** the fact of using someone's feelings or emotions to your own advantage:
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mimed
to act a part with gestures and actions
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assimilating
to become part of a group or society
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demented
mad or insane
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composite
made up of several parts/elements
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purged
to clear
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tailsman
an object acting as a good luck charm
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sufficiency
to meet one’s needs