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Lord Of The Flies List Two Flashcards

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Interminable

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Adjective: endless

Interminability(noun) interminably(adverb)

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Incredulous

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Adjective: unable to believe something

Incredulously(adverb) incredulousness(noun)

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Vulnerable

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Adjective: susceptible to physical or emotional injury
Antonym-impervious
Vulnerably(adverb) vulnerability(noun)

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Impervious

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Adjective: incapable of being affected

Imperviousness(noun) imperviously(adverb)

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Furtive

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Adjective: sneaky, stealthy, shifty
Synonym-surreptitious
Furtively(adverb) furtiveness(noun)

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Fervor

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Noun: enthusiasm

Synonym-ardor, zeal

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Sanctity

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Noun: sacredness, holiness, saintliness
Antonym-sanctimonious
Sanctify(verb)

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Covert

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Adjective: hidden, secretive
Noun: hiding place
Covertness(noun) covertly(adverb)

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Superficial

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Adjective: on or near the surface, shallow

Superficially(adverb) superficiality(noun)

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Derision

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Noun: jeering laughter, ridiculed, laughingstock

Deride(verb) derisible(adjective)

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Corruption

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Noun: decay

Corrupt(verb) corrupted(adjective)

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Demented

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Adjective: mentally ill or insane

Dementedly(adverb) dementedness(noun)

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Gesticulate

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Verb: to gesture

Gesticulative(adjective) gesticulator(noun)

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Obscene

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Adjective: indecent, abominable, disgusting
Synonym-repulsive, lewd
Obscenely(adverb) obscenity(noun)

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Ludicrous

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Adjective: absurd, ridiculous, laughable

Ludicrously(adverb) ludicrousness(noun)

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Inscrutable

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Adjective: not easily understood

Inscrutability(noun) inscrutably(adverb)

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Talisman

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Noun: amulet or charm

Talismanic(adjective)

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Ineffectual

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Adjective: powerless, not efficient
Synonym-futile, unavailing
Ineffectuality(noun) ineffectually(adverb)

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Propitiate

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Verb: to appease
Synonym-conciliate
Propitiable(adjective) propitiator(noun)

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Cordon

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Noun: a group that guards or protects
Verb: to put a group to guard or protect

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Obscurity

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Noun: uncertainty of meaning or expression

Obscure(adjective)

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Antiphonal

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Adjective: responsive

Antiphonally(adverb)

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Inimical

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Adjective: unfavorable, unfriendly, or hostile

Inimically(adverb) inimicality(noun)

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