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lordd of the flies
lord of the flies test vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| obscurely | indistinctly; without full understanding or expression |
| jeeringly | mockingly; taunting |
| lamentably | regrettable; mournfully |
| ludicris | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity; incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| effigy | an image or representation, especially of a person |
| perilous | hazardous; dangerous |
| tempestously | violently; aggitated |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end; wearisome; prolonged |
| incredulity | the state or quality of disbelief |
| diffidently | shyly; reservedly; unassertively |
| somberly | seriously; gravely |
| obtuseness | dullness; slowness to apprehend or perceive |
| daunting | dismaying; intimidating |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage; impenetrable; not capable of being affected or disturbed |
| contemptuously | disrespectfully; disdainfully |
| derisive | expressing or causing scorn or ridicule |
| demented | mad; insane |
| corpulent | having a large, bulky body; obese |
| abominable | worthy of causing disgust or hatred; quite disagreeable or unpleasant; detestable |
| loathing | extreme disgust; detestation |
| theological | of or relating to the study of God and his relation to the world; esp by analysis of the origins and teachings of an organized religious community |
| purged | cleansed of; freed from ceremonial defilement |
| propitiatingly | done with the hope of creating favor or goodwill |
| talisman | something producing magical or miraculous effects |
| inimacal | unfriendly; hostile |
| excruciatingly | painfully; agonizingly |
| motif | a single repeated design or color |
| specious | having deceptive attraction or allure |
| enmity | hatred; ill will |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| eccentric | deviating from usual, established pattern or from accepted usage or conduct |
| furtive | expressive of stealth; sly; secretive |
| mortification | a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect |
| immured | enclosed within; imprisoned |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked for nor needed; medlesome |
| ebullience | the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings;exuberance |
| recrimination | a bitter retort; a charge against an accuser |
| inscrutable | not readily interpreted; mysterious; hard to grasp |
| vicissitudes | fluctuations of states or conditions; natural changes or mutations visible in nature or human affairs |
| contrite | expressing remorse for one's sins or shortcomings |
| incredulous | disbelieving; sceptical |
| baffled | defeated by confusion or puzzlement; frustrated; disconcerted |
| blatant | completely obvious, conspicuous or obtrusive |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch; intangible |
| myriad | an immense number; from the Greek, ten thousand |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd |
| taboo | banned on grounds of mortality or taste |
| tacitly | expressed or carried out without words; silently |
| malevolently | viciously; spitefully; hatefully |
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