Lord of the Flies Flashcards
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specious
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spee-shuhs adjective appearing to be true, but actually false (like Snow White's apple) speciously (adv) speciousness (n) negative
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motif
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moh-teef noun something that is repeated throughout a book,story, etc. (like a pattern) motific (adj) neutral
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intimidate
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in-tim-eh-date transitive verb to make someone afraid, to threaten intimidatingly (adv) intimidation (n) intimidator (n) negative
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pliant**
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ply-int adjective easily bent; flexible (rubber band/gymnast) SYNONYM: supple ANTONYM: rigid pliantly (adv) pliantness (n) neutral
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intricacy
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in-trick-uh-see noun state of being complex/having many parts intricate(n) intricacies(plural) neutral
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irrelevant*
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ir-rell-eh-vent adjective not important to/relating to what is being discussed right now, off topic SYNONYM: extraneous irrelevantly(adv) irrelevance(n) irrelevancy(n) negative
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strident*
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stry-dent adjective sounding harsh and unpleasant, irritating SYNONYM: vociferous stridently(adv) negative
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officious*
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uh-fish-ehs
adjective
bothersome, helping someone when it’s not wanted/needed
SYNONYM: meddlesome,bothersome, interfering
officiously(adv)
officiousness(n)
negative
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festoon
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fehs-toon noun/verb* a decorative chain, string, or necklace/to form a decorative chain, string, or necklace festoonery(n) neutral
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evacuation
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eh-vac-you-ay-shun noun the act of leaving a dangerous place evacuative(adj) evacuate(v) neutral
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spontaneous
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spawn-taan-ee-us adjective doing things that have not been planned, but that seem enjoyable *spur of the moment* spontaneously(adv) spontaneousness(n) spontaneity(n) neutral
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ebullience
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eh-bull-yents noun the quality of enthusiastic expression or thought *high spirits* ebulliency(n) ebullient(adj) positive
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unintelligible*
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un-in-tell-eh-geh-bull adjective not able to be understood, unclear, confusing, "???" ANTONYM: lucid unintelligibility(n) unintelligibleness(n) negative
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indignant
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in-dig-nint adjective showing the feeling of anger or showing string displeasure (at something unfair) indignantly(adv) negative
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antagonism
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an-tag-un-ism hostility or opposition towards something (as in a conflicting force) antagonist(n) antagonistic(adj) antagonize(v) negative
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belligerence*
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buh-leh-ger-ince noun an aggressive or hostile attitude/nature ANTONYM: passiveness belligerent(n) belligerency(n) negative
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chastisement*
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chahs-ties-ment noun to criticize someone for doing something wrong (punish/criticize) SYNONYM: rebuke chastise(v) chastiser(n) negative
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ecstasy*
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ecks-tuh-see noun the state of extreme delight *overpowering* SYNONYM: elation,exultation ecstatic(adj) positive
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tacit
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tass-it adjective understood without speaking, unspoken/unexpressed tacitly(adv) tacitness(n) neutral
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effigy
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eh-fuh-gee noun image of a person (often a hated figure) *think voodoo doll* negative
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asset*
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uh-cent noun/verb* to agree with an idea after thinking about it/*the act of agreement(after thoughtful consideration) ANTONYM: dissent assentor(n) positive
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decorous
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deh-core-ehs adjective polite, proper, dignified decorously(adv) decorousness(n) positive
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diffident*
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dif-eh-dent adjective lacking confidence, showing restraint; shy SYNONYM: timid diffidently(adv) diffidence(n) neutral
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incredulous
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in-cred-guh-lus adjective not able or willing to believe something incredulously(adv) incredulity(n)
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interminable
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in-term-in-uh-bull adjective having to/seeming to have no end interminableness(n) interminably(adv)
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vulnerable
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vole-ner-uh-bull adjective easily hurt/harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally vulnerability(n) vulnerableness(n) vulnerably(adv)
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impervious
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im-perv-ee-us adjective not bothered or affected by something imperviously(adv) imperviousness(n)
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furtive*
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fur-tehv adjective done in a quiet/secret way to avoid being noticed SYNONYM: surreptitious furtively(adv) furtiveness(n)
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fervor*
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fur-ver
noun
a strong feeling of excitement/enthusiasm
SYNONYM: ardor, zeal
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covert
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coh-vert adjective done in a way that is not easily noticed covertly(adv) covertness(n)
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superficial
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sue-per-fish-ull adjective concerned only with what is obvious superficially(adv) superficiality(n)
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derision
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der-reh-zhen noun the feeling that people express when they criticize and laugh at someone/something in an insulting way derisive(adj) derisory(adj)
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corruption
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kurr-up-shun noun the decay, rotten, something that is destroyed over time corrupt(v)(adj) corrupted(v)(adj) corruptable(adj)
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demented
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deh-men-tid adjective not able to think clearly or to understand what is real and what is not real dementedly(adv) dementedness(n) dementia(n)
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gesticulate
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jess-tic-you-late verb to move your arms and hands while speaking gesticulatory(adj) gesticulative(adj) gesticulator(n)
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obscene*
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uhb-seen adjective disgusting to the senses SYNONYM: repulsive, lewd obscenely(adv) obscenity(n)
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ludicrous
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lood-eh-chris adjective very foolish ludicrously(adv) ludicrousness(n)
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inscrutable
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in-screw-teh-bull adjective difficult to understand inscrutability(n) inscrutableness(n) inscrutably(n)
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talisman
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tal-is-man noun an object that is believed to cause good things to happen talismanic(adj) talismanically(adv)
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ineffectual*
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in-eh-fect-too-ull adjective not creating the effect you want SYNONYM: futile, unavailing ineffectuality(adj) ineffectually(adv) ineffectualness(n)
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propitiate*
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pro-pish-ee-ate verb to please someone/make them less angry SYNONYM: conciliate propitiator(n) propitiation(n) propitious(adj)
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cordon
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cord’n
verb/noun*
to guard/protect, to form a group to guard or protect/*a group that guards or protects something
cordoned(adj)(v)
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obscurity
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ahb-scer-eh-tea noun something that is difficult to understand obscure(adj) obscurent(adj)
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antiphonal
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an-tif-en-ull noun a book containing psalms antiphonary(n) antiphan(n) antiphony(n) antiphonally(adv)
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inimical
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in-im-uh-cull
adjective
likely to cause damage,having a bad effect
inimically(adv)
