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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9

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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12

errant

straying from the right or moral course

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13

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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17

furtive

secretive and sly

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18

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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21

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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23

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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26

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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29

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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33

mutinously

in a way that shows that one is not interested

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obtuseness

the oddness of something

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35

loiter

to delay something with idle stops and pauses

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36

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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42

demented

mad or insane

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43

composite

made up of several parts/elements

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purged

to clear

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45

tailsman

an object acting as a good luck charm

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sufficiency

to meet one’s needs

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