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VocabLordoftheFlies1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proffer | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
| upheaval | a violent disturbance |
| prominent | having quality that thrusts itself into attention |
| specious | deceptively pleasing |
| loll | be lazy or idle |
| swathe | wrap in swaddling clothes |
| effulgence | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light |
| enmity | a state of deep-seated ill-will |
| decorous | characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste |
| interpose | be or come between |
| strident | unpleasantly loud and harsh |
| incredulous | not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving |
| furtive | secret and sly or sordid |
| mortification | strong feelings of embarrassment |
| pallor | unnatural lack of color in the skin |
| pliant | capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out |
| immure | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
| contemptuously | without respect; in a disdainful manner |
| ebullience | overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval |
| officious | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner |