Lord of the Flies Chapters 1-4 Vocab Flashcards by Aarav Sureban

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Specious

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Pleasing to the eye but deceptive

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Asthma

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Respiratory condition characterized by wheezing

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Conch

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Large spiral shell

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Strident

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Loud and harsh

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Contemptuously

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Arrogantly, disdainful

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Defiles

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To make fowl, dirty, or unclean

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Hiatus

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A break or interruption

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Immured

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Shut in or imprisoned

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Pliant

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Bending readily; flexible

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Enmity

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A feeling of hostility; hatred

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Decorous

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Dignified or proper

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Bastion

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Fortified place

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Recrimination

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To accuse in return

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Ebullience

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High spirits

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Tumult

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Violent and noisy commotion of crowd

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Tirade

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Long and intense speech

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Gesticulated

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Gestured

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Officious

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Ready to serve obliging

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Vicissitudes

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Changes or mutations

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Inscrutable

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Impossible to understand

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Clamorously

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Loudly; rudely

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Foundered

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Stumbled or broken down

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Furtive

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Stealthy or sneaky

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Susurration

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A quiet sound; whisper

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Tacit

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Implied or understood

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Malevolently

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Wishing evil or harm to another

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Blatant

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Obvious

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Mirage

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Optical illusion

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Taboo

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Something forbidden

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Sinewy

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Lean or muscular

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Myriad

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Too many to count