Lord Of The Flies 1 Flashcards

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Antagonize(v)

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To make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist

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Antiphonal(adj)

A

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

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Assent(v)

A

To agree or concur

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Bastion(n)

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Anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition

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Belligerent(adj)

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Of warlike character; aggressively hostile

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Clamber(v)

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To climb, using both feet and hands

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Contrite(adj)

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Caused by or showing sincere remorse

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Declivity(n)

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A downward slope

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Dubious(adj)

A

Doubtful

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Fervor(n)

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Great warmth and earnestness of feeling

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Foliage(n)

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The leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage

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Frenzy(n)

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Extreme mental agitation

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Furtive(adj)

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Sly;shifty

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Hiatus(n)

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A breakout interruption in the continuity of a work

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Mirage(n)

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An optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above

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Mortify(v)

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To humiliate or shame, as by injury to ones self pride or self respect

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Opaque(adj)

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Not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through

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Pliant(adj)

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Bending readily;flexible; supple; adaptable

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Scar(n)

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A lasting psychological injury from suffering or trauma or any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use

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Tacitly(adv)

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Understood without being openly expressed