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Lord of the Flies Flashcards

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specious

A 
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

A 
moh-teef
noun
something that is repeated throughout a book,story, etc. (like a pattern)
motific (adj)
neutral
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intimidate

A 
in-tim-eh-date
transitive verb
to make someone afraid, to threaten 
intimidatingly (adv)
intimidation (n)
intimidator (n)
negative
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pliant**

A 
ply-int
adjective
easily bent; flexible (rubber band/gymnast)
SYNONYM: supple
ANTONYM: rigid
pliantly (adv)
pliantness (n)
neutral
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intricacy

A 
in-trick-uh-see
noun
state of being complex/having many parts
intricate(n)
intricacies(plural)
neutral
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irrelevant*

A 
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*

A 
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

A 
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

A 
eh-vac-you-ay-shun
noun
the act of leaving a dangerous place
evacuative(adj)
evacuate(v)
neutral
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spontaneous

A 
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

A 
eh-bull-yents
noun
the quality of enthusiastic expression or thought *high spirits*
ebulliency(n)
ebullient(adj)
positive
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unintelligible*

A 
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

A 
in-dig-nint
adjective
showing the feeling of anger or showing string displeasure (at something unfair)
indignantly(adv)
negative
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antagonism

A 
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*

A 
buh-leh-ger-ince
noun
an aggressive or hostile attitude/nature
ANTONYM: passiveness
belligerent(n)
belligerency(n)
negative
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chastisement*

A 
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*

A 
ecks-tuh-see
noun
the state of extreme delight *overpowering* 
SYNONYM: elation,exultation
ecstatic(adj)
positive
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tacit

A 
tass-it
adjective 
understood without speaking, unspoken/unexpressed 
tacitly(adv)
tacitness(n)
neutral
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effigy

A 
eh-fuh-gee
noun
image of a person (often a hated figure)
*think voodoo doll*
negative
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asset*

A 
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

A 
deh-core-ehs
adjective
polite, proper, dignified
decorously(adv)
decorousness(n)
positive
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diffident*

A 
dif-eh-dent
adjective
lacking confidence, showing restraint; shy
SYNONYM: timid
diffidently(adv)
diffidence(n)
neutral
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incredulous

A 
in-cred-guh-lus
adjective
not able or willing to believe something
incredulously(adv)
incredulity(n)
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interminable

A 
in-term-in-uh-bull
adjective 
having to/seeming to have no end
interminableness(n)
interminably(adv)
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vulnerable

A 
vole-ner-uh-bull
adjective 
easily hurt/harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally
vulnerability(n)
vulnerableness(n)
vulnerably(adv)
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impervious

A 
im-perv-ee-us
adjective 
not bothered or affected by something
imperviously(adv)
imperviousness(n)
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furtive*

A 
fur-tehv
adjective
done in a quiet/secret way to avoid being noticed
SYNONYM: surreptitious
furtively(adv)
furtiveness(n)
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fervor*

A

fur-ver
noun
a strong feeling of excitement/enthusiasm
SYNONYM: ardor, zeal

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covert

A 
coh-vert
adjective 
done in a way that is not easily noticed 
covertly(adv)
covertness(n)
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superficial

A 
sue-per-fish-ull
adjective 
concerned only with what is obvious
superficially(adv)
superficiality(n)
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derision

A 
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

A 
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

A 
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

A 
jess-tic-you-late
verb
to move your arms and hands while speaking
gesticulatory(adj)
gesticulative(adj)
gesticulator(n)
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obscene*

A 
uhb-seen
adjective
disgusting to the senses 
SYNONYM: repulsive, lewd
obscenely(adv)
obscenity(n)
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ludicrous

A 
lood-eh-chris
adjective 
very foolish
ludicrously(adv)
ludicrousness(n)
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inscrutable

A 
in-screw-teh-bull
adjective
difficult to understand 
inscrutability(n)
inscrutableness(n)
inscrutably(n)
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talisman

A 
tal-is-man
noun
an object that is believed to cause good things to happen
talismanic(adj)
talismanically(adv)
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ineffectual*

A 
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*

A 
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

A

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

A 
ahb-scer-eh-tea
noun
something that is difficult to understand
obscure(adj)
obscurent(adj)
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antiphonal

A 
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)

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