Lord of the Flies 20-28 Flashcards

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A communion

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an intimate connection

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A defile

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A narrow passage through a gorge

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To diminish

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To lessen in size

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A dispersal

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A scattering

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askewLY

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off center, out of line

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briskLY

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energetic, quickly

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To clout

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To hit hard

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To immure

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To lock up or confine

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9
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Pliant

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Bending easily without breaking

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A suffusion

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A spreading over liquid or light,

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11
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A mortification

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The humiliation of a wounded pride

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12
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obscureLY

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Hard to understand or express

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13
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To surmount

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To overcome

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14
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A pallor

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A lack of color (in face)

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Vivid

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striking in color

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