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Lord of the Flies

  1. abyss
    bottomless hole
  2. articulate
    expressing oneself
  3. bastion
    a stronghold
  4. blunder
    to make a mistake as a result of stupidity
  5. cascade
    a continuous series
  6. compress
    reduce in size
  7. contempt
    scorn
  8. contrite
    extremely apologetic
  9. corpulence
    being very fat
  10. covert
    secret
  11. credulous
    gullible
  12. cynical
    exhibit mocking disbelief
  13. declivity
    downward slope
  14. decorum
    correct behavior
  15. demur
    to hesitate
  16. derision
    scoffing at
  17. diffidence
    shyness
  18. discursive
    rambling
  19. disentangle
    to unravel
  20. disinclination
    a desire to avoid
  21. dubious
    doubtful
  22. ebullient
    overflowing with excitement
  23. ferocity
    savagery
  24. flourish
    to grow well
  25. foliage
    leaves of a plant
  26. furtive
    stealthy
  27. gravity
    seriousness
  28. impervious
    incapable of being entered
  29. incantation
    a spell
  30. inscrutable
    difficult to understand
  31. interminable
    having no end
  32. iridescnece
    brilliant appearance
  33. lament
    to mourn in a demonstrative matter
  34. malevolence
    ill will
  35. muted
    silenced
  36. obscure
    vague
  37. obtuse
    stupid
  38. officious
    overly dutiful
  39. opalescent
    showing iridescent light
  40. opaque
    not transparent
  41. parody
    humorous imitation
  42. parry
    to deflect a blow
  43. pinnacle
    the peak
  44. rue
    to regret
  45. tacit
    understood
  46. vexation
    discomfort
  47. vicissitude
    change of luck
  48. vivid
    bright
  49. vulnerable
    susceptible to injury
Author
benmfox
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Card Set
Lord of the Flies
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