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Lord Of The Flies Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary Flashcards

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proffer

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a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

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upheavel

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a violent disturbance

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prominent

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having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

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apprehension

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fearful expectation or anticipation

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efflorescence

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the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

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specious

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deceptively pleasing

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loll

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be lazy or idle

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swathe

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wrap in or as if in strips of cloth

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effulgence

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the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

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enmity

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a state of deep-seated ill-will

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decorous

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characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste.

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interpose

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be or come between

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emboss

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raise in a relief

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strident

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unpleasantly loud and harsh

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incredulous

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not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

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furtive

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secret and sly

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mortification

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strong feelings of embarrassment

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pallor

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unnatural lack of color

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pilant

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capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.

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immure

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lock up or confine, in or as in jail

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contemptuously

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without respect; in a disdainful manner

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hiatus

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an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

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errant

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straying from the right course or from accepted standards.

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ebullience

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eager enjoyment or approval

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officious

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intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner.

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recrimination

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mutual accusations

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festoon

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decorate or adorn

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caper

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jump about playfully

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vicissitude

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a variation in circumstances or fortune

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contrite

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feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

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antagonism

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a state of deep-seated ill-will

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rapt

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feeling great delight and interest

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tacit

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implied by or inferred from actions or statements

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susurration

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an indistinct sound, as of whispering or rustling

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riotous

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produced or growing in extreme abundance

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