Lord Of The Flies Vocabulary Flashcards

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Oppressive

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Burdensome; heavy

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Inscrutable

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Unexplainable

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Contraption

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Device

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Gesticulated

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Make gestures; motion

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Compulsion

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Driving force; irrational impulse

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Baffled

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Confused

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Unintelligibly

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Unclearly; vaguely

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Perceptible

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Detectable; apparent

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Subsided

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Diminish; lesson

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Festooned

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Decorated

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Contemptuously

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Show of disrespect; disdain

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Indignantly

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Angry; offended

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13
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Assented

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Agreed

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Awe

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Wonder

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Recrimination

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To accuse in return

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Talisman

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Ornament; good luck piece

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Resolution

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Determination; resolve

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Reckoned

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Consider; compute

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Impaired

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Injured; damage

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Faltered

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Hesitate; waver

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Ensconce

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Settle; establish; lodge

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Derisive

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Scornful; rude

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Corpulent

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Fat; heavy

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Conveyed

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Offered; given

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Composite

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Compound; combine

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Cessation

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Stop; end

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Assimilating

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Obsorb; take up

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Acrid

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Bitter; sour

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Accord

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Agreement; harmony

30
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Abominable

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Hateful; offensive