Vocab 2 - Lord of the Flies Flashcards

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Leviathan

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A sea monster in the Bible

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Prefect

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Any various high ranking officials in Ancient Rome

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Demented

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Mentally ill

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Mimed

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To mimic

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Corpulent

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Obese

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Talisman

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Being engraved to give good lucky

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Uluation

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Act or sound of howling

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Transverse

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To pass over across or through

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Demonic

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Possessed or influenced by a demon

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Paled

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Piece of velvet to cover a coffin

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Impervious

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Incapable of being passed through or penetrated

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Truculent

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Fierce cruel savage

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Assimilating

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To take up and make part of itself or another

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Crepitation

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Making slight, repeated cracking sounds

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Vulnerable

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Likely to injure

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Iridescence

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The quality of being or having rainbowlike colors

27
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Theological

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Of the world of god of Devine revelation

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Succulent

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Interesting, not dry or dull : juicy

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Sanctity

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Saintless holiness purity

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Plinth

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The square block at the base of a column, pedestal

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Demure

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Reserved, modest, shy

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Taut

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Tightly stretched as a rope; tense

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Mutinously

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Of engaged in

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Dun

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A dull grayish brown

42
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Daunting

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Intimidating