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LordoftheFliesvocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proffer | to present for acceptance; offer; suggestion |
| gesticulate | to make gestures, especially when speaking |
| furtive | expressive of stealth; sly; secret |
| scar | a steep; rocky eminence: a bare place on the side of a mountain |
| pallid | deficient in color; pale |
| enmity | bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy; hostility; hatred |
| efflorescence | the act or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower |
| errant | moving about aimlessly or irregularly |
| officious | offering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed |
| declivity | downward slope |
| myraid | having innumerable aspects or elements; many |
| malevolent | having, showing or arising from intense, often vicious ill will, spite or hatred |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept that what is offered is true; skeptical |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason or common sense; absurd |
| tremulous | characterized or affected with trembling or tremors |
| diffident | hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self confidence |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| impervious | incapable of being passed through, permeated or reached |
| runnel | a small stream, brook |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner |
| buffet | something that strikes with telling force |
| derision | an object of ridicule or scorn |
| exult | to be extremely joyful |
| myopia | nearsighted |
| truculent | feeling or displaying ferocity; ferocious |
| propritiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of |
| ululate | howl, wail |
| ensconce | to settle comfortably or snugly |
| ludicrious | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity or exaggeration |