Lord of the Flies Flashcards

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Clamber

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Verb

To climb quickly but awkwardly using hands and feet

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Lagoon

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Noun

A partly-enclosed area of seawater

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Lodgement

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Noun

A built-up of something

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Spectacles

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Noun

eyeglasses

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Solemnly

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Adverb

In a serious or joyless manner

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Proffer

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To offer something for consideration to somebody

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Arc

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Noun

A curved or semicircle line, direction of movement

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Motif

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A reoccurring pattern or idea

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Efflorescence

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Noun

A powdery substance that forms on the surface of rocks and brickwork

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Specious

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Adjective

Appearing to be true but really false

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Enviously

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Adverb

Done in a manner that suggests that one wants to have somebody else’s success, good fortune, or possesions

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Loom

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Verb

to appear as a large or indistinct, and sometimes menacing shape

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Loll

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Verb

To droop or hang in a floppy way

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Decorous

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Adjective

conforming to what is acceptable or expected in formal or solemn settings, especially in dress and behavior

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Omen

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Noun

something that happens that is regarded as a sign of how somebody or something will fare in the future

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Strident

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Adjective

Harsh, loud, grating, or shrill

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Interpose

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to interrupt; to place between two things

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Mirage

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Noun

Something that appears to be real but is unreal or merely imagined

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Eccentric

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Adjective

unconventional, especially in a whimsical way

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Mortification

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Noun

deep shame and humiliation