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Lord of the Flies

Chapters 2,3,4 &5

QuestionAnswer
ebullience zestful or spirited enthusiasm
recrimination the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge
tumult commotion of a great crowd;disorder
tirade a long angry or violent speech;a diatribe
oppressive using power unjustly;burdensome
inscrutable difficult to understand, mysterious
vicissitudes a change or variation;unexpected changes in life
antagonism active hostility
opaque not able to be seen through;not transparent
declivities downward slopes, as of a hill
tactic an action or method that is planned and used to achieve a particular goal
blatant totally or offensively obtrusive;very obvious
taboo forbidden
sinewy lean or muscular;stringy and tough
baffled bewildered;perplexed
malevolently having an ill will or wishing harm to others;malicious
envious feeling or showing desire to someone else or an attribute of someone else.
apex highest point of something
ludicrous laughably and obviously absurd;foolish
reverence deep respect for someone or something
solemnity the state of being serious and dignified
ineffectual insufficient to produce an effect;useless
jeer to abuse vocally;taunt or mock
inarticulate incomprehensible;unable to speak with clarity
Created by: CHSEnglish4
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